CURATED COLLECTION

Doing the Right Thing

The right choice is rarely the easy one — and the hardest part is knowing which is which.

31 quotes found

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I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything.

—John LennonMusician & Activist

Post-War ERA • Western Europe

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I must be myself. I cannot break my spirit and resist it.

—Sylvia PlathPoet & Novelist

Post-War ERA • North America

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Amar es abrir una puerta por donde puede entrar el miedo, pero también el sol.

—Cristina Peri RossiPoet & Novelist

Late Modern ERA • Latin America

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Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up when you can't control the outcome.

—Brené BrownAuthor

Digital Age ERA • North America

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I write as if to save somebody's life. Probably my own.

—Clarice LispectorNovelist & Writer

Post-War ERA • Latin America

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I am not in this world to live up to your expectations.

—Bruce LeeMartial Artist & Philosopher

Post-War ERA • East Asia

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I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.

—Cicely TysonAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • North America

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It's not about being fearless, but doing it scared anyway.

—Bozoma Saint JohnAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • West Africa

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Fear is humanity's oldest and most powerful emotion.

—Rosa MonteroJournalist & Novelist

Digital Age ERA • Southern Europe

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I want to be able to talk about my struggles, my vulnerabilities. It helps.

—StormzyArtist

Digital Age ERA • Western Europe

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You have to believe that you’ll be okay. Because you will.

—Hanya YanagiharaNovelist & Editor

Digital Age ERA • North America

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I'd rather be whole than good.

—Carl JungPsychiatrist

Post-War ERA • Western Europe

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Writing is to dare to tell what others prefer not to hear.

—Assia DjebarNovelist & Historian

Late Modern ERA • North Africa

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I have the right to be silent.

—Anna AkhmatovaPoet

Early Modern ERA • Eastern Europe

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Vulnerability is not weakness; it's our greatest measure of courage.

—Brené BrownAuthor

Digital Age ERA • North America

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Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

—Brené BrownAuthor

Digital Age ERA • North America

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It’s okay to not be okay.

—Simone BilesAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • North America

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She was becoming herself, casting aside that fictitious self we assume to appear before the world.

—Kate ChopinAuthor

Industrial Age ERA • North America

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We have to protect our mind and our body rather than giving a show.

—Simone BilesAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • North America

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Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

—Bruce LeeMartial Artist & Philosopher

Post-War ERA • East Asia

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