Saara Aalto Quotes

But I found that disappointing people is a good thing, because disapproval is freedom.

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

By the second time I sang by myself in school, I just realized that I was more in control of my environment than I had ever been before.

Whether or not cutting my hair was the right decision, it empowered me.

My father didn't want me to go to New York City, and I was determined to go. Learning to give myself the permission to be who I was in the world and to make my own choices was hard.

My earliest memory of freedom was when I was about 14 and I stopped caring what people thought about me! I was so free and in charge! That whole year I was exploring myself, and I was so 'free' that I got sent away to boarding school.

I don't operate in fear anymore.

The idea of taking command of your life and doing something that you're not sure if you can do and you're not really sure if you should do it, I think is pretty timeless. We all face those doubts often, if not constantly.

Long have you timidly waded Holding a plank by the shore, Now I will you to be a bold swimmer, To jump off in the midst of the sea, Rise again, nod to me, shout, And laughingly dash with your hair.

Somehow I evolved into a person who ceased to ask permission.

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

My most cherished desire is to help our women come out of their routine chores and infuse in them the indefatigable spirit of adventure.

Freedom lies in being bold.

I realised it was only me who was stopping myself from living my life.

Yet if a woman never lets herself go, how will she ever know how far she might have got? If she never takes off her high-heeled shoes, how will she ever know how far she could walk or how fast she could run?

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

I made my own assessment of my life, and I began to live it. That was freedom.

I had always been a free spirit and always gotten what I wanted.

When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.

My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you.

'Sexy' is being independent, being confident and having fun.

My unanticipated success as a sportscaster is a perfect example of the importance of saying yes to yourself, even when you are uncertain.

I've learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom - how great is that?

In the end, my pursuit of the elusive New York State driver's license became about much more than a divorced woman's learning to drive for the first time.