We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. ― Steve Maraboli

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There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. ― Jane Austen

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Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart." Over time, this definition has changed, and today, we typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds. But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences -- good and bad. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as "ordinary courage. — Brené Brown

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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. — Laozi

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I teach you the Overman. Man is something that shall be overcome. What have you done to overcome him? ... The time has come for man to set himself a goal. The time has come to plant the seed to his highest hope. ― Friedrich Nietzsche

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Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work. ― Stephen King

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The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after. ― Henry David Thoreau

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I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. ― Anne Frank

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Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared. — Eddie Rickenbacker

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When I discover who I am, I’ll be free. ― Ralph Ellison

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