Bravery Quotes

"I stood up for myself and I’ve shown him I’ve stood up for myself so it’s been worth it"

- Sexual Violence Survivor – Anon

"I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do"

- Brené Brown

"It was the best and bravest thing that I ever did for myself. I am here, I am living, and I’m happy that I am. Give yourself time - with patience and gentleness, you will get here too."

- Louisa, 19

"Vulnerability is about being brave enough to show up again and again. Even when it’s hard. Even when there’s been hurt."

- Lauren Fortenberry

"People who love someone who doesn’t love them back are brave but that bravery gives them only hurt."

- Garima Soni

"He was a bold man that first ate an oyster."

- Jonathan Swift

"You are not weak. People like us, we're brave. We're the ones who get up and face our worst fears every day. We keep fighting."

- Jen Wilde

"Be brave enough to heal yourself even when it hurts."

- Bianca Sparacino

"“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”"

- John Wayne

"“A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.”"

- William James

"“A cowboy is a person who would rather throw a bull than eat beans with his knife.”"

- Charles Dorian

"“Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway!”"

- John Wayne

"“True cowboys are the ones who aren’t afraid to get dirty.”"

- Lane Frost

"“I’m not afraid to die like a man fighting, but I would not like to be killed like a dog unarmed.”"

- Billy the Kid

"“You see, in this world, there’s two kinds of people, my friend – those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.”"

- Clint Eastwood

"When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcomed, but when we are silent we are still afraid, so it is better to speak."

- Audre Lorde

"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold."

- Helen Keller

"Fortiter et fideliter."

"Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit."

"The bravest thing you can do is walk away."

"Stand tall, even when others try to bring you down."

"You are braver than you think."

"Surviving is about standing tall even when you feel small."

"Survival is the ultimate act of defiance."

"I'm not clumsy, I'm just on a mission to test gravity."

"You wake up every morning to fight the same demons that left you so tired the night before, and that, my love, is bravery."

"Nephews: because not all superheroes wear capes."

- Unknown

"Be kind, be brave, be you, nephew. That's all you need to be."

- Unknown

"“If you climb in the saddle, be ready for the ride.”"

- Unknown

"In life, a cowboy stands tall and never backs down."