“Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing.” ~Emma Donoghue Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter Emma Donoghue was born on this day in 1969.
“Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing.” ~Emma Donoghue Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter Emma Donoghue was born on this day in 1969.
“Don’t expect to make a difference unless you speak up for yourself.” ~Laurie Halse Anderson American writer Laurie Halse Anderson was born on this day in 1961.
“Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain.” ~Celia Cruz Cuban singer Celia Cruz was born on this day in 1925.
“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.” ~Joyce Brothers American psychologist, television personality, advice columnist, and writer Joyce Brothers was born on this day in 1927.
“Fear … is forward. No one is afraid of yesterday.” ~Renata Adler American author, journalist, and film critic Renata Adler was born on this day in 1938.
“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.” ~Elinor Glyn British novelist and scriptwriter Elinor Glyn was born on this day in 1864.
“Visualize your ultimate goal and then do the work to make it happen.” ~Suzanne Somers American actress, author, singer, businesswoman, and health spokesperson Suzanne Somers was born on this day in 1946.
“The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations—each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony.” ~Ruth Bernhard German-born American photographer Ruth Bernhard was born on this day in 1905.
“We do not need, and indeed never will have, all the answers before we act … It is often through taking action that we can discover some of them.” ~Charlotte Bunch American feminist author and organizer Charlotte Bunch was born on this day in 1944.
“It’s choice—not chance—that determines your destiny.” ~Jean Nidetch American business entrepreneur Jean Nidetch was born on this day in 1923.
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