My first and most loved real novel was 'Little Women.' I identified with the Jo character even though we were opposites. Jo was very strong-minded and brave, and I was shy and kind of a wuss, everyplace but in my own home. I wanted to be Jo. She was my alter ego. I think reading that book gave me courage.
Copy QuoteNever bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
Copy Quote View & ShareCourage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Copy Quote View & ShareOnly those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
Copy Quote View & ShareYour time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Copy Quote View & ShareYou will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
Copy Quote View & ShareI 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.
Copy Quote View & ShareIf you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
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