Cheryl Strayed Quotes

Begin to act from your dominion. Declare the truth by telling yourself that there is nothing to be afraid of, that you no longer entertain any images of fear.

...find the courage to break those agreements that are fear-based and claim your personal power.

When you face your fears, you are free of them. There's nothing in the world I need to hide from again.

Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.

Don't be afraid of your own power.

I think I learned I'm braver than I think I am.

We find our voice, we lose our voice, we retrieve it, honor it, and hopefully, learn how to share it with others and stand in the center of our power. Translation is a theme. Fear and courage are a theme.

Once you accept the fact that there's nothing to fear, you drill into the primal oil well. I believe when we do things without fear, we can do anything. As long as you don't worry about the consequences.

Whatever you fear most has no power--it is your fear that has the power

This fear is what is the ruin of us all. And some dominate us; they take advantage of our fear and frighten us still more. Mark this: as long as people are afraid, they will rot like the birches in the marsh. We must grow bold; it is time!

Don't be afraid of your own strength.

They can't hurt you unless you let them.

Where there's fear, there is power.

Fear only become powerful when you give it your power.

Courage allows the successful woman to fail - and to learn powerful lessons from the failure - so that in the end, she didn't fail at all.

In 35 yrs of leading I've been afraid at every major step but I DID IT ANYWAY since I REFUSE let fear run my life.

my courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.

Being fearless doesn't mean living a life devoid of fear, but living a life in which our fears don't hold us back

That amazing power of being able to stand with total courage in the face of total power and not be afraid. That is stri shakti.

Man is man, and master of his fate.

The power to affect your future lies within your own hands.

Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. The moment you fear, you are nobody. Be a hero. Always say, 'I have no fear'. Tell this to everybody-'Have no fear'.

I'm not sure why I've decided to do this. I'm not any stronger than I was, and nothing else has changed. But all the same, this time I'm not going to run away. It's okay to feel weak sometimes. It's okay to be afraid. The important thing is that we face our fears. That's what makes us strong."-Yuki

There's a hero if you look inside your heart. You don't have to be afraid of what you are.