Heather Donahue Quotes

Life is full of risks, and you don't want to raise someone who's afraid of taking risks, either physically or emotionally.

The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.

You only mature when you face problems you can't deal with.

I accepted a change in my life. I didn't choose that change and those are the best changes to make.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

You don't know how you'll react to things until you live through them.

For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got.

Living in Chicago, you have got to not be afraid about failing at something.

Courage isn't something you are born with. It comes to you with experience.

Life is a continuous process of adjustment.

It’s all right if you grow your wings on the way down.

If I had faced it then, I wouldn't be facing it now, but sooner or later you have to choose between running and facing the thing you thought you could not face.

Before putting yourself in peril, it is necessary to foresee and fear it; but when one is there, nothing remains but to despise it.

But, with time, one has encountered many of the monsters, and one is increasingly less terrified of those still to be met.

My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still.

When at a young age you learn to face your fears, that makes the difference between people being champions and people not being champions.

I think I needed the resilience of approaching my late 30s to come to terms with the resilience I required to learn to sing.

I think the key is that nothing's ever perfect and you've got to be able to go with change. It's a lot easier said then done because I especially like things very structured and I don't like change, but it's part of life; you've got to just deal with it.

Whenever we changed schools, we had to make a new set of friends. At the time, of course, I hated it. But looking back now, I'm really glad I did, because it forces independence on you.

You cannot change everything you face and you cannot also change anything without facing it.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

You learn you have to accept the way things are, and the sooner you accept them, the sooner you become at peace with them, and then the things start to get better.

Courage doesn't grow overnight. It can be a long process.

I was never afraid of taking the wrong job because maybe it would hurt me. I was more interested in the experience.