Debbie Ford Quotes

I say things other people wish they could say. I don't pick on people - I empower them.

You must have the guts to throw off the chains of modesty and mediocrity in order to be the light that the world needs.

Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.

When you tell your truth, you are coming from a real place, so you are automatically a leader.

To costume yourself in the way that you fantasize, to make that a reality, and then to go right into the universe looking like an exceptional being takes a lot of courage.

I dared to be different, I want to inspire others to do the same.

I want people to hear me and feel like they can be bold as well.

Be brave with your life, so others will be brave with theirs.

There's power in looking silly and not caring that you do.

You playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightening about shrinking so others won't feel insecure around you. As you let your own light shine, you indirectly give others permission to do the same.

In my personal life, I have always been bold, from the clothes I wear to how I talk. For me, boldness does not necessarily mean stripping. I think people have wrong notion about boldness. For me, bold is being different.

I love Lady Gaga. She's not afraid to take risks and be herself.

There's so much boldness in living life this way, and we did it all, and no one can take it away from us.

There are people we look up to, like Lady Gaga and what she's built. She's not afraid to own who she is.

People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.

I've constantly tried new things, even as a child, and have always been obsessed with pink. Now I'm just a little more ladylike and fearless. You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating.

There are looks that I see on other people that I think would look horrible on me, but I think if somebody has the courage to be really daring and try something outlandish, then more power to them. That's just encouraging and inspiring.

I can be bolder on the page, as a character. I can gnash my teeth, I can scream and yell, in a way that I'm perhaps too timid to do in real life.

My job is to bring out in people what they wouldn't dare do themselves.

I'm telling you, there is a lot of power in being unapologetic.

In my videos, I always want to be a powerful woman. That's my mission.

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

You pick out the big men! I’ll make them brave!”

There are very few things that I love more than being on stage and performing, but more than anything, I want to be a positive role model for teenage girls.