A Quote by Barbara Mertz

When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one's footing.

Barbara Mertz

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Bravely Cannot Footing Future Watch

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Barbara Mertz
American - Author
Born: September 29, 1927

We cannot know the future. All we can do is face it bravely. We should take heed of those we love and respect. But in the end, we make every decision alone.

Juliet Marillier

He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government.

Aldous Huxley

What people don't appreciate, when they picture Terminator-style automatons striding triumphantly across a mountain of human skulls, is how hard it is to keep your footing on something as unstable as a mountain of human skulls. Most humans probably couldn't manage it, and they've had a lifetime of practice at walking without falling over.

Randall Munroe

Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous; there's really nothing to lose.

Jewel

Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers.

Aristotle

So I step into the future, as bravely as I'm able, with my heart longing for a time I'll never see again.

Ekaterina Gordeeva

Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds.

Jewel

It is amazing how much knowledge we have of hope. Whisper bravely into the dark, heart — whisper bravely.

Simon J. Ortiz

I cannot watch my performance as an audience because whenever I watch anything that I am a part of, I watch critically.

Mithila Palkar

I love watching new acts find their footing. It's fun to watch them early on in their careers and get a gut feeling about who's going to be a superstar.

Jay DeMarcus

I’m not just living in the tradition and culture and the past, I also want to be connected to the future. The Apple Watch connects me to the future. My watch connects me to history, to eternity.

Jean-Claude Biver

It is my firm belief that I have a link with the past and a responsibility to the future. I cannot give up. I cannot despair. There's a whole future, generations to come. I have to keep trying.

Hussein of Jordan

Getting our military back on stable footing won't happen overnight. We must start this process now, since future engagements are likely and allies are scarce.

Ellen Tauscher

I cannot do it. I cannot bear it. I cannot go back to what I was here. I cannot stand at her side and watch another take her. I am not that strong or that good.