"I was once afraid of people saying,..." - Quote by Oprah Winfrey
I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am.
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More on Courage
“We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
“Our problems are both acute and chronic, yet all we hear from those in positions of leadership are the same tired proposals for more government tinkering, more meddling and more control---all of which led us to this state in the first place... We must have the clarity of vision to see the difference between what is essential and what is merely desirable, and then the courage to bring our government back under control and make it acceptable to the people.”
“My father cared very much about courage, physical courage as well. He despised those who didn't have it. But he never said to me, 'I want you to be courageous.' He just smiled with pride every time I did something difficult or won a race with the boys.”
More on Self Acceptance
“Your path is not narrow... so you can't mess it up.”
“I could not become anything; neither good nor bad; neither a scoundrel nor an honest man; neither a hero nor an insect. And now I am eking out my days in my corner, taunting myself with the bitter and entirely useless consolation that an intelligent man cannot seriously become anything, that only a fool can become something.”
“I have too many flaws to be perfect. But i have too many blessings to be ungrateful.”