When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid.
Interpretation
Courage is about using your inner strength to pursue your goals despite fear.
This quote emphasizes the idea that true courage is demonstrated when we choose to channel our strengths and abilities towards our personal vision or goals, regardless of the fear that may accompany such pursuits. It suggests that fear should not hold us back, as the commitment to our vision can empower us to act decisively and with purpose.
In practice
During a motivational speech, this quote can inspire individuals to overcome their fears.
The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some of those differences between us, for it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence. And there are so many silences to be broken.
There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.
There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.
I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.
There are nine million people who see me in the ring and hate my guts. Most of them are white. That's okay. Just spell my name right.
Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.
if i could be assured of your destruction, i would in the interest of the public, cheerfully accept my death.
I can't run away when I'm scared. I always have to attack. That's how I deal with seemingly difficult things.
if they put an iron circle around your neck I will bite it away
Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love.
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