Daring Quotes

"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."

André Gide

"She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. 'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water."

Roman Payne

"What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured."

Kurt Vonnegut

"You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination."

Roman Payne

"Never was anything great achieved without danger."

Niccolò Machiavelli

"Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others ... Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth."(Journal entry, 14 October 1922)"

Katherine Mansfield

"You can't outwit fate by standing on the sidelines placing little sidebets about the outcome of life. either you wade in and risk everything you have to play the game or you don't play at all. and if u don't play u can't win."

Judith McNaught

"If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality."

Roopleen

"I was an adventurer, but she was not an adventuress. She was a 'wanderess.' Thus, she didn’t care about money, only experiences - whether they came from wealth or from poverty, it was all the same to her."

Roman Payne

"Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks."

Roopleen

"Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ask. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds -- justifications, confirmations, forms of consolation without which they can't go on. To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner."

Anne Rice

"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me,' and when you have found that attitude, follow it."

William James

"The world’s greatest achievers have been those who have always stayed focussed on their goals and have been consistent in their efforts."

Roopleen

"I find Bukowski to be so edgy, gritty, and daring that he oozes romance, and if couples read him in bed they would appreciate what they have."

Jarod Kintz

"When she was a child, my love carried a road-map in her hand the way other girls carried handkerchiefs. She always knew the way. Her feet were little wings. And her beautiful head was a compass."

Roman Payne

"Courage to me is doing something daring, no matter how afraid, insecure, intimidated, alone, unworthy, incapable, ridiculed or whatever other paralyzing emotion you might feel. Courage is taking action.....no matter what. So you're afraid? Be afraid. Be scared silly to the point you're trembling and nauseous, but do it anyway!"

Richelle E. Goodrich

"It's daring to be curious about the unknown, to dream big dreams, to live outside prescribed boxes, to take risks, and above all, daring to investigate the way we live until we discover the deepest treasured purpose of why we are here."

Luci Swindoll

"With a hint of good judgment, to fear nothing, not failure or suffering or even death, indicates that you value life the most. You live to the extreme; you push limits; you spend your time building legacies. Those do not die."

Criss Jami

"The excitement of dreams coming true is beyond the description of words."

Lailah Gifty Akita

"They say watch the breathing, watch the diet and for God’s sake make that kid go quiet. But they never say: “I am wrong and you are right”, because the self –pride they always want to hide! But in time, like the truth it shall come to surface and all those lies, that awful misery they always boast about will be extinct, whilst their conscience filled with guilt."

Mircea Popister

"Don't pay attention to people Who tell you can't do it at lenght. Trusting your own instincts Can lead to what's quintessential. Make their limitation be your strenght. You might as well contradict them And then reach your full potential."

Ana Claudia Antunes, A-Z of Happiness: Tips for Living and Breaking Through the Chain that Separates You from Getting That Dream Job

"Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

"The courage to ask question is a daring act."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"Seven Ways To Get Ahead in Business:1. Be forward thinking 2. Be inventive, and daring3. Do the right thing4. Be honest and straight forward5. Be willing to change, to learn, to grow6. Work hard and be yourself7. Lead by example"

Germany Kent

"Act as if it was, and it will be."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

"The degree of your desire determines your dedication."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

"It is only God who gives strength and wisdom for fulfill the God-given dream."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

"What you want is within reach. Go for it."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"The greatest sacred-adventure is the pursuit of dreams."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"The “right time’ is now. Go onward and fulfill your dream."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"Be daring to push your ideas forward."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"Dare the impossible. By grace it will be possible."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"Keep questioning! With time, you will find answers to your questions."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"We find ourselves in the pursuit of our dreams."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"In the achievement of dreams demands 100 percent dedication."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"The achievement of dreams demands 100 percent dedication."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"Self-determination and self-dedication will make the dream a reality."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"It is only by persistent focus on your dreams you will pull all the divine forces for the passion of fulfilled dream."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"Be wholly committed to your dreams."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"With persistent perseverance, you can break through any barrier."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"You have the grace to chase your dreams."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"The greatest action is the grace to define sacred-self."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"With all your energy and strength, chase your dreams."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"Don’t waste your time, living other’s dream. Live your dreams. Dare to be you."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"The confidence God gives is the courage to dare a greater life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"Reach out to your sacred-dreams."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"The choice of daring life is a great spirit."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

"To be perfectly honest with you, I think it's reckless to love and trust another person. It's clearly foolhardy.I'd like it very much if the many daredevils who go ahead anyway, enjoyed this book."

Kaori Ekuni, Twinkle Twinkle

"The only reason I can’t jump in and engage life is that I’ve told myself I can’t. Yet I can’t helping wondering would happen if I told myself I could?"

Craig D. Lounsbrough

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