Phillips Brooks Quotes

I have realized that part of being Dauntless is being willing to make things more difficult for yourself in order to be self-sufficient.

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

If you're not brave, you're not going to be free.

Next time I'll be braver, I'll be my own savior, Standing on my own two feet.

You'll never get anywhere unless you're independent of the good and bad opinion of others. Be fearless.

True bravery means doing alone that which one could do if all the world were by.

I knew from the moment I heard you, the moment I saw the gun and realized that this lovely, petit woman was the executioner, that you would never die waiting for me to save you - that you would save yourself.

You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.

I'll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!

I am going to walk away when I'm ready to walk away. Not because of a win or a loss.

More than anything, I think my connection to the sea has really helped me develop my independence and a sense of the importance and value of my own vision.

I thought I was weak and couldn't be on my own. But actually, I can do it; I just need to be a bit braver.

I am a fiercely independent person, and I am no one's pawn.

In a sense, all of us have the capacity to be courageous.

I like to be an inspiration and an example of the idea that you can be independent, and it's no problem, and you can pay your rent, and it's empowering, and it's great. And that's true, but it also takes a really long time, and you have to have a lot of patience and a lot of conviction in why you want to remain independent.

Independence of mind or strength of character is rarely found among those who cannot be confident that they will make their way by their own effort.... Indeed, when security is understood in too absolute a sense, the general striving for it, far from increasing the chances of freedom, becomes the greatest threat to it.

Independence is never given to a people, it has to be earned; and, once earned, must be defended.

Courage, an independent spark from heaven's bright throne, by which the soul stands raised, triumphant, high, alone.

Thy spirit, Independence, let me share! Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, nor heed the storm that howls along the sky.

First, say to yourself, 'I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinions of others.' Second: 'I'm beneath no one.' Third: 'I'm fearless in the face of any and all challenges.'

To live in relationship and yet remain independent, that is what courage is.