A Quote by Oprah Winfrey

The true test of courage is to be afraid and to go ahead and do it anyway - to be scared, is to have your knees knocking, but to walk on in there anyway.

Oprah Winfrey

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Oprah Winfrey
American - Entertainer
Born: January 29, 1954

The true meaning of courage is to be afraid, and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, to step out anyway—even when that step makes sense to nobody but you. I know that’s not easy. But making a bold move is the only way to truly advance toward the grandest vision the universe has for you.

Oprah Winfrey

Courage is being afraid - and going ahead, anyway.

Heather Graham

The best piece of advice someone has ever given me was 'do it scared.' And no matter if you're scared, just go ahead and do it anyway because you might as well do it scared, so it will get done and you will feel so much better if you step out of your comfort zone.

Sherri Shepherd

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives: Be kind anyway. If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies: Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank people will try to cheat you: Be honest anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight: Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous of you: Be happy anyway. The good you do today, will often be forgotten by tomorrow: Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough: Give your best anyway.

Mother Teresa

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.

Norman Schwarzkopf

courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway" "A goal, A love and A dream give you total control over your body and your life

John Wayne

Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.

John Wayne

Courage is knowing that you're beaten and forging ahead anyway.

Zach Wahls

That's what courage is you know: being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway.

Jasinda Wilder

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.

Robert Anthony

Courage is being afraid, but then doing what you have to do anyway.

Rudy Giuliani

That's the way to go. People say: 'Oh, he doesn't want to come back, he's scared,' and it's to play with your brain, to play with your mind. I'm not scared of nobody. I'm not scared of no human being. I'm scared to fight, every time I fight I'm scared, but I'll bite into my mouthpiece and I'll walk the walk.

Georges St-Pierre

All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn't prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.

Aung San Suu Kyi

I've been afraid every single day of my life, but I've gone ahead and done it anyway.

Georgia O'Keeffe

Don’t die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be. You may go broke. You may experience failure and rejection repeatedly. You may endure multiple dysfunctional relationships. But these are all milestones along the path of a life lived courageously. They are your private victories, carving a deeper space within you to be filled with an abundance of joy, happiness, and fulfillment. So go ahead and feel the fear. Then summon the courage to follow your dreams anyway.