Conan O'Brien Quotes

Fear is the greatest form of oppression. The best way to rise up in protest is to live your life to its fullest!

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Me in my music and onstage - that's me without any fears of judgement; that's me when I'm shining.

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

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

The 40s onwards are when we can really begin to enjoy ourselves. For many women, this is when everything comes together, and they look better than ever. The great thing about getting older is you don't have to do/wear/say anything you don't want to. It wasn't until my very late 30s that I stopped worrying about what other people thought.

I'm not that flashy in private; I'm usually pretty reserved. But on stage, it's about not being afraid of anything - of anyone judging you. It's one place you can be free. So why not sing as loud as you can, hoop and holler and jump around? A show is a moment. When it's done, it's over. I find that extremely liberating.

Hope is for people who wait. And I don't want to wait no more. I'm not scared anymore. I'm not scared of myself. Of my things. Of my fear. Of absolutely nothing. And that's music.

The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave.

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.

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

Once you accept that we're all imperfect, it's the most liberating thing in the world. Then you can go around making mistakes and saying the wrong thing and tripping over on the street and all that and not feel worried.

I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter.

I am no longer afraid to say anything.

I don't mind being naked.

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

As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.

I don't have to know an answer. I don't feel frightened not knowing things.

No more fear. No more begging and pleading.

I am myne owene woman, wel at ese

I used to worry I'd make a fool of myself, but I don't care what anyone thinks of me anymore.

A really big thing I've learned - and I think it's so liberating - is when you realize no one knows what they're doing.

I get to decide how my body shows up in any space. When I'm walking into a place like the Globes, I want to make it very clear that how I show up is to further the freedom of everybody.

Christine was me wanting to break free. I was tired of being prissy and shrinking and apologising all of the time, so I created a character that could be daring for me.

I'm so proud that now you can exist as a gay man and be an Olympian, and it can be beneficial rather than negative. So it's amazing. And I just think I feel so liberated now that I've been out of the closet for a while, and so I'm free in that I just get to be myself, speak freely, act freely, and I think that I am competing confidently.