Unafraid – Quotes

I think I have

I think I have come across as unafraid because I really cannot control what comes through me in my writing. Erin McKeown

Confidence is the only key. I know a lot of people who aren’t traditionally ‘beautiful’ – not symmetrical or perfect-bodied or perfect-skinned. But none of that matters because all that shines through is their confidence, humor, and comfort with themselves. I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to … Read more

I can’t think of

I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. Emma Stone

I wish to live

I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid. Elbert Hubbard

Habit is necessary. It

Habit is necessary. It is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive … one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in the big … Read more

Habit is necessary; it

Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive. Edith Wharton

Eccentricity is not, as

Eccentricity is not, as some would believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd. Edith Sitwell

I verily believe that

I verily believe that a man’s way with women is in inverse ratio to his prowess among men. The weakling and the saphead have often great ability to charm the fair sex, while the fighting man who can face a thousand real dangers unafraid, sits hiding in the shadows like some frightened child. Edgar Rice … Read more

Most martial arts have

Most martial arts have to do with the mind, ultimately. The ability to be unafraid, to walk away from a fight without fear – that is control. Frederick Lenz

… the thwarting of

… the thwarting of the instinct to love is the root of all sorrow and not sex only but divinity itself is insulted when it is repressed. Freya Stark