Playing Small Quotes

“When people change & make you feel small, I'll tuck you into my pocket & feed you cheese, until courage coaxes the tiger out of your rib cage.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“You'd corner me in your conformity but even in dormancy i'm sleeping with enormity, stretching the belly of the earth & everything i was born to be.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“You're only as good as your next thought of yourself.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“Let go of your past, dwell not on your mistakes. If your playing small didn't work out in the past, it most likely won't work now. Release the fear, the anger, the troubles, the worries. They will only make you weak and unable to move ahead. Evaluate your life, discard what is not working. Shed your old skin and never look back.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“Wake up! And lay claim to your dream with sacred determination flashing in your eyes, never to play small for the rest of your life.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones, Mirrors Of The Sun: Finding Reflections Of Light In The Shittiness Of Life

“Playing small does not lead to your true destiny.”
― Anthon St. Maarten

“Your fears, worries and false beliefs do not keep you safe. They keep you small.”
― Anthon St. Maarten

“You're only as good as you're next thought of yourself.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“Somehow I won in a game of tug of war with the sun, & discovered I’d been underestimating the strength of my own light for entirely too long.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones, Mirrors Of The Sun: Finding Reflections Of Light In The Shittiness Of Life

“You're only as small as you hold yourself.”
― Jennifer Ho

“Our willingness to look at the ways in which we diminish our true expression in the world is the key to peace and freedom.”
― Kathy Sparrow

“Many of us commit the error of following the rules of our cultural community, which prevents us from stepping out of our caves and
sharing our gifts in the world.”
― Kathy Sparrow, Ignite Your Leadership: Proven Tools for Leaders to Energize Teams, Fuel Momentum, and Accelerate Results

“Stop shrinking yourself down for people who can’t even fit themselves into the boxes they’re trying to force you into.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“Don’t be afraid to put yourself center stage and let your lovers and those who hate direct themselves to the parts and the roles that they’re most eager to play.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“Playing it safe is how most people lose slowly.”
― Joseph C. Kunz Jr., Money's Dirty Little Secrets: How to Break the Rules, Get Filthy Rich, and Laugh All the Way to the Bank