“How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.”

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"Everything is sketchy. The world does nothing but sketch."

- Florence Nightingale

Awareness

"No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this – ‘devoted and obedient.’ This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman."

- Florence Nightingale

Belief

"I did not think of going to give myself a position, but for the sake of common humanity."

- Florence Nightingale

Compassion

"“Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.”"

- Florence Nightingale

Compassion

"The world is put back by the death of everyone who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality."

- Florence Nightingale

Personal Growth

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"Do one thing every day that scares you."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Facing Fears

"Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think."

- Olivia Newton John

Facing Fears

"Comfort zones are most often expanded through discomfort."

- Peter McWilliams

Facing Fears

"Limits, like fear, is often an illusion."

- Michael Jordan

Facing Fears

"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make one."

- Elbert Hubbard

Facing Fears