Michele Perry > Michele's Quotes

“A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“It is not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the fight in the dog that wins.”
― Arthur G. Lewis, Stub Ends of Thought and Verse

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
― Nelson Mandela

“There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater.

But sometimes it doesn't.

Sometimes it is nothing more than gritting your teeth through pain, and the work of every day, the slow walk toward a better life.

That is the sort of bravery I must have now.”
― Veronica Roth, Allegiant

“I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.”
― Maya Angelou

“We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

“The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave.”
― Ronald Regan

“To believe yourself brave is to be brave; it is the one only essential thing.”
― Mark Twain, Joan of Arc

“If I can't stay where I am, and I can't, then I will put all that I can into the going.”
― Jeanette Winterson

“The ultimate act of bravery does not take place on a battlefield. It takes place in your heart, when you have the courage to honor your character, your intellect, your inclinations and yes, your soul by listening to its clean, clear voice of direction instead of following the muddied messages of a timid world.”
― Anna Quindlen

“He is as full of valor as of kindness. Princely in both.”
― William Shakespeare, Henry V

“Leaving home's a cinch. It's the staying, once you've found it, that takes courage.”
― Catherine Watson

“There is no freedom without bravery.”
― Ben Carson, One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future

“Courage has a ripple effect. Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver. And our world could stand to be a little kinder and braver.”
― Brené Brown

“Live vertically, not horizontally.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Often the crowd does not recognize a leader until he has gone, and then they build a monument for him with the stones they threw at him in life.”
― J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.”
― Ralph Sockman

“What do you fear, lady?" [Aragorn] asked.
"A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

“the Chinese proverb says, when sleeping women wake, mountains move.”
― Sarah Bessey, Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women

“The great secret about goals and visions is not the future they describe but the change in the present they engender.”
― David Allen

“There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but the way out is through.”
― David Allen, Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done

“Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“You can do anything, but not everything.”
― David Allen

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”
― David Allen

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. —Mark Twain”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity