I think sometimes that people think brave means not being afraid, which of course it doesn't mean that at all. It means that you're afraid, but you move past that and do it anyway, do what you think is right.

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

And he said that wasn’t brave of him, doing that, just standing there and being stung,’ said Coraline to the cat. ‘It wasn’t brave because he wasn’t scared: it was the only thing he could do. But going back again to get his glasses, when he knew the wasps were there, when he was really scared. That was brave.’

"‘Because,’ she said, ‘when you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave

Whipping your hair means not being afraid to be yourself.

Sometimes success means having the right idea in the right place at the right time. Other times, it's about not being afraid to quit and move onto something new.

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.