#bold

Lord Snow wants to take my place now.' He sneered. 'I'd have an easier time teaching a wolf to juggle than you will training this aurochs.' 'I'll take that wager, Ser Alliser', Jon said. 'I'd love to see Ghost juggle. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#a-song-of-ice-and-fire #bold #george-r-r-martin #ghost #jon-snow

When a nation which has long groaned under the intolerable yoke of a tyrant rises at last and throws off its chains, do you call that weakness? The man who, to rescue his house from the flames, finds his physical strength redoubled, so that he lifts burdens with ease which in the absence of excitement he could scarcely move; he who under the rage of an insult attacks and puts to flight half a score of his enemies,—are such persons to be called weak? My good friend, if resistance be strength, how can the highest degree of resistance be a weakness? ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#love #resistance #strength #weakness #love

I want to take my rightful share of life by force, I want to give lavishly, I want love to flow from my heart, to ripen and bear fruit. There are many horizons that must be visited, fruit that must be plucked, books read, and white pages in the scrolls of life to be inscribed with vivid sentences in a bold hand. ↗

— Tayeb Salih

#carpe-diem #inspirational #inspirational

I am not bold, just blind. ↗

— Arzum Uzun

#arzum-uzun-quotes #blind #bold #life-lessons #love

The more we see ourselves as a vibrant, successful, inspiring person who boldly declares and manifests her vision, the more we become just that. ↗

— Kristi Bowman

#empowerment #empowerment-of-women #inspirational #self-development #self-esteem

Freedom lies in being bold. ↗

— Robert Frost

#bold #freedom #lies

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory. ↗

— Alan Alda

#any #bold #doubt #embark #ever

Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. ↗

— Aristophanes

#achieve #adventure #better #bold #i

We have come to the edge of the abyss and now it is time for a bold step forward. There is a political view that the tougher you are, the more credible you are. ↗

— Ed Balls

#bold #come #credible #edge #forward

I was supposed to go to drama school and then go to New York and do theatre. But I grew up on all those fabulous movies and had read all the bold Hollywood books, and I thought I just had to take a look. ↗

— Delta Burke

#books #drama #drama school #fabulous #go