A pilot who signs up to fly through the eye of a storm doesn't complain of the turbulence.
So answer me, are you merely a cowardly Moses, pointing the way to the Promised Land but poisoned by doubt and so unable to cross the River Jordan?
For the cowards, all doors are locked; for the daring, all doors are open!
Rilke wrote in one of my favourite books {Letters to a Young Poet}, "Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps...
Even from a very early age, I knew I didn't want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous.
Just because anyone can, doesn't mean everyone can.
His love for Frodo rose above all other thoughts, and forgetting his peril he cried aloud: 'I'm coming Mr. Frodo!'
Until they rip us apart, and even then, I'll fight.
Only those who never stand up, never fall down.
I don't know what we're doing here – you and me … I don't know what we are or what we can be, but this doesn't have to be about that. This can just be about … a chance. Taking a chance.
The whole hard work in achieving any goal is not in the means of achieving greater heights, but in the courage in fulfilling the simple yet daunting tasks.
Mindfulness allows you to face the past with courage, whether it is scarred with pain or caressed with joy, and it gently holds you in the safe haven of the present without allowing you to become...
Safe? What can be classified as safe? Everything we do in life has a risk. Just getting out of bed each morning can be dangerous. It's not a matter of what is safe, Cooper, it's a matter of what are...
It takes more courage to smile than to frown. So meet the world with a smile and the courageous will smile back.
Just do it! let others try it.
We threw ourselves at that wild river every day and most days it tossed us all harmlessly skyward like well-loved children. After a while that does something to you.
For the real writers, every decision is either write or wrong.
Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.
You're a real cowboy.
I would walk the way and accept the risks I have counted, rather accepting my failure.
We stand the risk of failure, because you refused to take risks. So life demands risks.
Dreams are reality that has not become true. However, in the hearts of some people, they have already come true. People whose dreams are already achieved in their hearts, and who can see that as they...
Be bold and never feel shy to consult people. You may appear like a stupid person for a few minutes if you ask questions
The only way to find peace is to face the unknown and trust that God has heard your tears.
There is little faith involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery, trust, is about leaving camp in the dark, when...
The only thing worse than living with regret, is dying with regret.
Then Samson said, 'With a donkey's jawbone I have made donkeys of them. With a donkey's jawbone I have killed a thousand of them.'
The greatest battle you must undertake, the foremost battle you must wage, the most important battle that there is, is the battle of courage versus fear – and there can be only one victor – that...
I spend half my time comforting the afflicted, and the other half afflicting the comfortable.
A lot of people think that being a Gallagher Girl means not being afraid of anything. Actually, that couldn't be further from the truth. It's not about ignoring fear. It's about facing it, knowing the...
The Red Lion was a four-ale bar with a handful of lowbrowed sons of toil who looked as though they...
What could you do? Major Major asked himself again. What could you do with a man who looked you...
If I turned towards books, it was because they were the only sanctuary I knew, one I needed in order...
We all had to pay, but not for the crimes we were accused of. There were other scores to settle.
Hope for some means its loss for others; when the hopeless regain some hope, those in power--the...
Keep in mind that when we talk of a great painting we are not really talking about anything great....
Why are they going to disappear him? I don't know. It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good...
Read me back the last line. 'Read me back the last line,' read back the corporal who could take...
It isn't even good grammar. What the hell does it mean when they disappear somebody?