“Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.com
“The strength to be who you are without fear of rejection from others was something I respected, if only because it was something I aspired to myself.”— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com
“To me, ‘FEARLESS’ is not the absence of fear. It’s not being completely unafraid. To me, FEARLESS is having fears. FEARLESS is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, FEARLESS is living in spite of those things that scare you to death. FEARLESS is falling madly in love again, even though you’ve been hur…”— Taylor Swift, youtube.com
“I don’t see ‘settling down’ as the end goal for my life. Maybe I’ll get married and have children and maybe I won’t.”— Kristin Addis, thoughtcatalog.com
“These days I spend more time in countries that are statically safer by a long-shot than the USA, so by leaving home I am actually decreasing the chances of something sinister happening.”— Kristin Addis, thoughtcatalog.com
“Each time I walk into a hostel I make five new friends, each time a local takes interest in why I’m alone, I get invited to a family dinner or a cool local ceremony.”— Kristin Addis, thoughtcatalog.com
“Maybe those around you expressed concern or tried to talk you out of it, because the idea of a girl traveling on her own still, unfortunately, draws some skepticism.”— Kristin Addis, thoughtcatalog.com
“Why shall I wait for someone else? Why shall I be looking to the government, to the army, that they would help us … for them to help me. Why don’t I raise my voice? Why don’t we speak up for our rights?”— Malala Yousafzai, thedailyshow.cc.com
“Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.”— Malala Yousafzai, amazon.com
“My mother always told me, 'hide your face-people are looking at you.' I would reply, 'it does not matter; I am also looking at them.'”— Malala Yousafzai, amazon.com
“I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if you are afraid, you can't move forward.”— Malala Yousafzai, amazon.com
“I don't want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban.”— Malala Yousafzai, amazon.com
“If he [the Talib] comes, what would you do Malala? …If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there will be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others…with cruelty...you must fight others but through peace, through dialogue and through education…then I'll tell him [the Talib] h…”— Malala Yousafzai, thedailyshow.cc.com
“When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban – that's my definition for her – I don't think she's me. Now I don't even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which…”— Malala Yousafzai, theguardian.com
“It's hard to have a gun and kill people. Maybe that's why his hand was shaking. Maybe he didn't know if he could do it. But people are brainwashed. That's why they do things like suicide attacks and killing people. I can't imagine it – that boy who shot me, I can't imagine hurting him even with a ne…”— Malala Yousafzai, theguardian.com
“I believe it's a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear and if a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?”— Malala Yousafzai, theguardian.com