Being Bold Quotes

#1. You matter.
How you feel matters.
What you say, do, and think matters.
It all matters. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#2. Truly being lucky is defying the very idea of luck because you never need it. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#3. The worst day is always the first day. Changing a habit or instigating something new is toughest at the start. By means of repetition, however, these new habits develop. They are strengthened in the course of familiarity. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#4. Fear itself had turned out to be more dreadful than the actual doing. How crazy is that? #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#5. Why do I love you? Because you looked into my eyes and saw me. Behind the painted beauty, the forced expressions, the practiced gestures and habitual politeness, you saw me - the pure, vulnerable core that is my true essence. Somehow, in a kind but knowing glimpse you stripped away the façade, and I will never forget the relief it was to finally be seen. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#6. Be bold! You will then see that life will find no time to attack you, because you are attacking it! #Quote by Mehmet Murat Ildan

#7. Stop it! Just give me a second!"

"Alright, alright, everyone - " Hank flashed his palms like stop signs and then waved them around as if he were a city flagman exercising his authority to halt traffic. "Stand back, stand back - hands to yourself... in your pockets… there you go." Hank loved the spotlight and demanded it whenever opportunity presented itself. For once, I actually welcomed his inflated need for attention. The pressing against my back let up, and my friends stepped aside.

Pausing first for dramatic effect (typical Hank) he drew in a deep breath and delivered an improvised monologue (also typical Hank.)

"People, people, people… look at what you're doing. Can't you see the effect you're having on this sweet, innocent frightened child? I mean, what is up with the sudden aggressive-mob behavior here? Remember, people, this is our friend! Our colleague! Our schoolmate, chum, pal, our number-one supporter most days! Does she deserve this kind of peer pressure? …this group coercion? …this physical harassment? I say nay! Nay, I tell you! Now I know how excited you are to see her fi~nal~ly agree - after many, many grueling months of relentless persuading - to become one of us. To attempt a mad stab at initiation. To feel what it is to be spectacular! But give the girl some room to breathe! If you push a frightened lamb, she's gonna turn tail and scamper off in the opposite direction, baaaahhing all the way. Then what will our efforts be #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#8. Stand up.
Face the new day.
Reach a little farther.
Do what you fear you cannot do.
Be bold. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#9. I don't think it's necessary to shout if you have a good story. But I also don't think you should shy away from being bold in the statement that you're making. #Quote by Nancy Gibbs

#10. I'm an adventurer. I believe in being bold and brave - and taking risks. Even if I'm afraid of something, I'll still have a go at it. #Quote by Monique Coleman

#11. Above anyone else's approval, first and foremost be sure to get your own. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#12. Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms. #Quote by Anthony Storr

#13. Generally speaking, experience counts for something. So you'd expect entrepreneurs who've been through the ups and downs of a tech startup to have an advantage over the newcomers. Or at least have an equal chance at success. But in fact the opposite may be true. A number of venture capitalists I've spoken with have said that too many "old guard" entrepreneurs are not being bold enough in their business decisions, and it's hurting their startups. #Quote by Michael Arrington

#14. Under a smoky streetlamp I stood face to face with my beloved and pricked my fingers against the diamond studs of her immaculate shirt front. Being tall, she slipped her hands naturally about my hips and pulled me close. And being bold, I put my mouth on hers and this time went inside and told her all the things I'd been longing to. Dark and sweet, the elixir of love is in her mouth. The more I drink, the more I remember all the things we've never done. I was a ghost until I touched you. Never swallowed mortal food until I tasted you, never understood the spoken word until I found your tongue. I've been a sleep-walker, sad somnambula, hands outstretched to strike the solid thing that could awaken me to life at last. I have only ever stood here under this lamp, against your body, I've missed you all my life. #Quote by Ann-Marie MacDonald

#15. Keep being bold on the page, and in life, and people cannot ignore you forever. #Quote by Don Roff

#16. Don't whisper your wishes to faraway stars,
shout them boldly at the sun. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#17. Always play your best cards - Love and Kindness. They trump every other card in the deck. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#18. When a monster grows quiet and crumbles to the ground weeping, you feel sorry for him. You may approach with caution and hope, whispering words of peace. But in the morning he will rise to his full height, roaring and stomping and baring his sharp teeth because he is, after all, a monster. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#19. Change is inevitable.
Stagnancy, thank heaven, is not. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#20. Don't let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You've got to set a high bar. #Quote by Antonio Villaraigosa

#21. I love the way you smile at me and squeeze my hand like you never noticed the many times I let you down. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#22. I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but 'Mad Men' changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series. #Quote by Park Chan-wook

#23. If you love someone, support his or her passion. Be the crazy, devoted, love-sick, number-one fan that sustains him or her through times of disappointment and doubt. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#24. When you first look at a woman, you are in fact blind to her beauty. The true beauty of a woman is revealed only after you get to know her. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#25. One last point here, and I'll give you this as a caveat. When Carefree Scamps let their guard down and find themselves telling others about their life, they're invariably not believed. To a Carefree Scamp, his/her life is just normal talk. To a Rag, Tag & Bobtail, who hasn't yet lived, it's unbelievable. When I was living on the Algarve I once had someone say to me, "Is there anywhere you haven't been? You reckon you've lived here for two or three years, and you were also in America for eight years, travelling around America for five years. Where else have you lived?"

And I experienced that not uncommon feeling that I should have kept my mouth shut. Clearly jealous, because although spending 12 years in Portugal and America is hardly exceptional, the Rag Tag wanted desperately to disbelieve that I'd made it happen. But as I say, it's not exactly notable, is it? I hadn't told him I'd travelled with a circus for 15 years, or explored the Amazon (although I do have a very good friend who did that for a couple of years), I just mentioned a couple of things that happened when I lived in such-and-such a place. Rag, Tag & Bobtail, who no doubt lived in Tunbridge-Wells-in-Antipathy his whole life hated the fact that he'd never left, and rather than berating himself for not being bold enough to bring out the daring and gutsy poetry of his own life, he hated me because I was. #Quote by Karl Wiggins

#26. I will say this: sheer repetition of a dare over time can be enough to drive a person into submission. Insane submission. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#27. AUGUST 25 A Special Angel By Maria Gillard Thank you for my childhood, for my laughing heart and soul for all your magic, and for being bold Thank you for being my mom's best friend and loving me no matter what state I was in Thanks for chives and roses, popcorn and TV Thanks for always letting me be me Thanks for rides to swim meets and yummy chocolate cake Thanks for being strong and true when my heart was aching Thank you for the blankets and pillow for my head Thank you for the back hill and the Westside River bed Thank you for the smell of melting butter on the stove Thank you for the nickels you gave me for the store You were a special angel sent to all of us with your disguise of freckles, kisses, hugs and guts We know you're out there somewhere and you'll stay inside our dreams We know wherever you are there's a brilliant golden beam Watch over us, dear angel, as you go on your way and we will laugh and sing and dance again someday Amen #Quote by Cathleen O'Connor

#28. Enjoy being bold, and if that is scary at first, marvel at your ability to walk through fear. #Quote by Rivka Solomon

#29. You were a spark that caught my eye,
And then suddenly you were my sun.
You were a shadow born of dreams,
And then suddenly nightfall was fun.

You were a soft, consoling word,
And then suddenly you were my song.
You were a sweet that touched my lips,
And then suddenly hunger was strong.

You were a scent stirred by the breeze,
And then suddenly you were my air.
You were a star set out of reach,
And then suddenly love was unfair. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#30. I learned [playing Chuck Berry] that there's something to be said for the courage of conviction, that sense of belief, being bold enough to believe in your vision. And there's a quote that really fits his particular energy. It says - they say don't go where the path may lead, but go where there's no path and leave a trail. I think that's exactly what Chuck did, you know. It's an inspiration to a lot of folks, not just musicians, but people everywhere. #Quote by Mos Def

#31. There is nothing like boldness of being. #Quote by Lailah Gifty Akita

#32. You have no idea how many thousands of times I have whispered to myself 'don't give up'. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#33. Truth is, I didn't know what the hell I was doing when I got out of Cal Arts. I think I wasted a lot of time not being bold enough, or still engaged in the questioning that you get into at school. #Quote by David Salle

#34. Does a human being know the responsibility he has to himself and to all of mankind #Quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti

#35. Forgiveness - this needs to be our greatest skill. The way to get good at forgiveness is: to be thankful for all the little things you see in the other person. #Quote by Tony Robbins

#36. Far from being a mere product of evil, the destruction of textual materials was goal-oriented and carefully rationalized within struggles between competing worldviews that wracked the last century. #Quote by Rebecca Knuth

#37. I guess I'm afraid of not being like other people. No, that's not true. I'm not afraid of not being like other people. I'm afraid I won't find anybody who doesn't mind me not being like other people. I'm not ambitious for money or power. I want to find some real way to live. #Quote by Jeanette Winterson

#38. The photographs that excite me are photographs that say something in a new manner; not for the sake of being different but ones that are different because the individual is different and the individual expresses himself. #Quote by Harry Callahan

#39. He impressed people. Unconsciously. Some people are like that. I'm not. There's something in those people that breaks down all the barriers, because they act completely the way they are, have nothing to hide, never shelter behind anything, are just themselves, straightforward. #Quote by Arnaldur Indridason

#40. I swear his looks are pure Darwinism. If he wasn't so cute, someone would have killed him for being annoying by now. #Quote by Emery Lord

#41. Authors communicate with the people by some special extrinsic mark; I am the first to do so by my entire being, as Michel de Montaigne. #Quote by Michel De Montaigne

#42. Jules: I should never have touched you. I never thought what we had could break so easily.
Emma: It's not broken. We made a mistake - but being together wasn't the mistake.
Jules: Most people get to make mistakes, Emma. It doesn't have to ruin their whole lives. #Quote by Cassandra Clare

#43. The Wizard, being a wise man, knows there is no such thing as a "heart," a "brain," or "courage" that could be bestowed and have an impact on the receiver. These are concept only- not tangible things. #Quote by Jim Ford

#44. The only thing more important than ministry is being ministered to [ at the feet of Jesus ]. #Quote by Kevin DeYoung

#45. So I sit and endure the stares and the pangs and twinges of Catholic guilt, knowing that I am doing the right thing if I'm right, and the right thing even if I'm wrong. Being Catholic is hard. Being ex-Catholic is even harder. #Quote by Pete Hautman

#46. There is something about saying, 'We always do this,' which helps keep the years together. Time is such an elusive thing that if we keep on meaning to do something interesting, but never do it, year would follow year with no special thoughtfulness being expressed in making gifts, surprises, charming table settings, and familiar, favorite food. Tradition is a good gift intended to guard the best gifts. #Quote by Edith Schaeffer

#47. My fear in life, I don't have any kind of specifics like snakes or spiders or anything but I think if I was covered in buttermilk naked running down the street being chased by Gandalf, I'd say, or I don't know, I'm just making it up! #Quote by Theo James

#48. Horror, for me, is not defined by the thing that provokes one's fear, but the human being who has contact with it. #Quote by Andrew Pyper

#49. There is a difference between a small community being herded into a park and murdered and all of these communities joining forces to make sure that something like that will not happen again. #Quote by Yair Lapid

#50. I remember that Jack Lemmon, who is one of my favorite actors of all time, says that the day he stops being nervous is the day he should leave the business. #Quote by Kim Basinger

#51. You know, students who major in elementary education - they're going to be grade school teachers - they have the highest rates of math anxiety of any college major. And they bring that into the classroom. So you find students being introduced to math concepts by teachers who may have not only a lack of training but also a lack of enthusiasm about math. #Quote by Anya Kamenetz

#52. My father died when I was nine, but I came from a stable family environment, which I think does contribute to being well-behaved. #Quote by Robert Winston

#53. Franz said with a resigned sigh. 'Normally I am enjoying the whole shooting and exploding and nearly dying thing as much as anyone, but I am wondering perhaps if there is any chance that I might be being allowed to sit this one out for once? #Quote by Mark Walden

#54. Greg Maddux is probably the best pitcher in all of baseball along with Roger Clemens. He's much more intelligent than I am because he doesn't have a 95 or 98 mph fastball. I would tell any pitcher who wants to be successful to watch him, because he's the true definition of a pitcher. #Quote by Randy Johnson

#55. Rethink Your Success Mindset: Gratitude is the attitude, fuel and catalyst that transforms life's challenges into wisdom. #Quote by Tony Dovale

#56. Are you thankful for not being young?'
'Yes, sir. If I was young, it would all have to be gone through again, and the end would be a weary way off, don't you see? ... #Quote by Charles Dickens

#57. It is quite natural to think of the self as something concrete, but it is, in fact, nothing of the sort. Rather, it is an abstract product of our minds, a convenient concept or schema that enables us to relate our present self with our past, future, and conditional selves, and thereby to create an illusion of coherence and continuity from a big jumble of disparate experiences. Indeed, one could go so far as to argue that the self is nothing but the sum total of our ego defences, and that it is therefore tantamount to one gigantic ego defence, namely, the ego itself. The self is like a cracked mask that is in constant need of being pieced together. But behind the mask there is nobody at home. #Quote by Neel Burton

#58. The custom of saluting [i.e., embracing] ladies by their relatives and friends was introduced, it is said, by the early Romans, not out of respect originally, but to find by their breath whether they had been drinking wine, this being criminal for women to do, as it sometimes led to adultery. #Quote by Joseph Haydn

#59. I was always going to act, literally ever since I was tiny. In fact, I have Doctor Who to thank for that. I wanted to become an actor after being obsessed with Tom Baker, the fourth Doctor Who, in the 1970s. His was the definitive performance of all time in anything. #Quote by David Tennant

#60. Which of us would not be preoccupied with thoughts of food if we were suffering from internal starvation? Hunger is such an awful thing that it is classically cited with pestilence and war as one of our three worst burdens. Add to the physical discomfort the emotional stresses of being fat, the taunts and teasing from the thin, the constant criticism, the accusations of gluttony and lack of "will power," and the constant guilt feelings, and we have reasons enough for the emotional disturbances which preoccupy the psychiatrists. #Quote by Gary Taubes

#61. There is no greater cause than making the world fit for children. I feel very strongly about carrying on the family tradition by working with UNICEF to help improve the lives and well-being of children everywhere. #Quote by Tea Leoni

#62. the act of looking and being looked at. #Quote by Roswell Angier

#63. I like to believe most people's natural state is to be creative. It definitely was when we were kids, when being spontaneously and joyfully creative was just our default setting. As we grow we learn to evaluate and judge, to navigate the world with some discretion, and then we turn on ourselves. Creating can't just be for the sake of creating anymore. It has to be good, or it has to mean something. We get scared out of our wits by the possibility of someone rejecting our creation. #Quote by Jeff Tweedy

#64. Be positive about the future. The road ahead will be worth it! #Quote by Denise Austin

#65. As exercise is necessary to the development of physical muscle, so development of the moral nature is accomplished through temptation. The soul being given choice, may exercise it in whatever direction it chooses, for it learns just as well by its mistakes as by right action in the first place, perhaps even better. #Quote by Max Heindel

#66. I've been around so long that I might be in record books for being the longest, weirdest, most pathetic great player ever. Look t how precocious I am at 33. #Quote by Vince Spadea

#67. If you want to be faithful to someone, start by being faithful to yourself. #Quote by Paulo Coelho

#68. Make a determination to take no one seriously except God. You may find that the first person you must be the most critical with, as being the greatest fraud you have ever known, is yourself. #Quote by Oswald Chambers

#69. The likelihood that your acts of resistance cannot stop the injustice does not exempt you from acting in what you sincerely and reflectively hold to be the best interests of your community. #Quote by Susan Sontag

#70. Water never waits. It changes shape and floes around things, and finds the secret paths no one else thought about __ the tiny hole through the roof or the bottom of a box. There's no doubt it's the most versatile of the five elements. It can wash away earth, it can put out fire; it can wear a piece of metal down and can sweep it away. Even wood, which is its natural complement, can'survive without being nurtured by water. #Quote by Arthur Golden

#71. David [Beckham] should think that talking is silver, but being quiet is golden. #Quote by Sven-Goran Eriksson

#72. You can be good for the mere sake of goodness; you cannot be bad for the mere sake of badness. You can do a kind action when you are not feeling kind and when it gives you no pleasure, simply because kindness is right; but no one ever did a cruel action simply because cruelty is wrong - only because cruelty is pleasant or useful to him, In other words, badness cannot succeed even in being bad in the same way in which goodness is good. Goodness is, so to speak, itself: badness is only spoiled goodness. And there must be something good first before it can be spoiled. #Quote by C.S. Lewis

#73. Coffee takes on an almost ritualistic meaning. I learned that from being on hurricane patrol for a year in the North Atlantic. #Quote by Nathan Lowell

#74. When we tap into our creativity, we experience a sense of strength and well-being. #Quote by JuliaCameron

#75. A bit of theory as we settle down for lunch: the waiter's treatment of Kitty is actually a kind of sandwich, with the bottom bread being the bored and slightly effete way he normally acts with customers, the middle being the crazed and abnormal way he feels around this famous nineteen-year-old girl, and the top bread being his attempt to contain and conceal this alien middle layer with some mode of behavior that at least approximates the bottom layer of boredom and effeteness that is his norm. #Quote by Jennifer Egan

#76. The idea of sin being able to deceive us, suppressing truth so that we believe a lie, should send shivers down our spines. It is one thing to deceive other people. That is scary enough. It is even more frightening when we realize that each lie we tell leaves us more self-deceived. All practiced sin teaches us to believe lies. WE don't often consider the boomerang effect of our deception. In the end it will get us. #Quote by Edward T. Welch

#77. No, you're a child because of the way you eat peanut butter. No one over the age of ten should finger dip jars and as I'm being kept in the dark over your age, I assume that you are over ten. #Quote by Jodi Ellen Malpas

#78. Being a mom is hard, but I don't want people to feel like they always have to go straight to the TV dinner or go to the fast food because you have a busy, hectic life. #Quote by Tia Mowry

#79. Being kissed by a man who didn't wax his moustache was-like eating an egg without salt. #Quote by Rudyard Kipling

#80. I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others. #Quote by Thomas Jefferson

#81. Evil is ... a moral entity and not a created one, an eternal and not a perishable entity: it existed before the world; it constituted the monstrous, the execrable being who was also to fashion such a hideous world. It will hence exist after the creatures which people this world #Quote by Marquis De Sade

#82. But what were you supposed to do with that weight? Once it was on you? Just be a man? Just suck it up? Maybe you were. Maybe that was the real test. Maybe that is exactly the thing that made you a man: the ability to function with the worst possible secrets in your brain. Which was why so many grown-up men seemed so ridiculous. They never felt that responsibility. They were untested, unproven; they were boys in grown-up clothes. #Quote by Blake Nelson