75 Quotes to Ignite Courage

Courage can be a whisper rather than a roar. True courage speaks softly and is the quiet strength that helps you rise each morning, the resilience that carries you through tough days or the wild, unbreakable spirit that keeps you chasing your dreams.

Our inherent wildness and courage as women often lies quietly beneath the surface, waiting for its moment to ignite

The 75 quotes I have included in this blog are here to remind you of that inner courage, the wild heart within you, and the brave soul that faces life with grace, strength, love and determination.

Quotes to Ignite Courage

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” Ayn Rand

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” Anaïs Nin

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.” Mary Anne Radmacher

“Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!” Gabby Douglas

"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen" Brené Brown

“Don’t let anyone dull your sparkle.” Unknown

“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously.”  Sophia Bush

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” Brené Brown

“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.” Erma Bombeck

“What if I fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” Erin Hanson

Quotes to Ignite Your Inner Wild Heart

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right” Eleanor Roosevelt

 “She was fierce, she was strong, she wasn’t simple. She was crazy and sometimes she barely slept. She always had something to say. She had flaws and that was okay. And when she was down, she got right back up.” R. M. Drake

 "Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” Rumi

“There is a wildness in you, ready to be free.” Unknown 

“A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself" Maya Angelou 

"I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better" Frida Kahlo

Quotes to Embrace the Wild Woman Within 

“Do not tame the wolf inside you just because you’ve met someone who doesn’t have the courage to handle you.” Unknown

“You were wild once. Don’t let them tame you.” Isadora Duncan

"Wild women are an unexplainable spark of life. They keep the world in balance" Nikita Gill

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Throw me to the wolves, and I’ll return leading the pack.” Unknown

“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity or your curiosity.” Mae Jemison

“Be the woman who fixes another woman’s crown without telling the world it was crooked.” Unknown

“The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.” Beyoncé

Quotes on Embracing Your Authentic Self

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” Louisa May Alcott 

“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” Lalah Delia

“Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else.” Judy Garland

“The woman who doesn’t require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet.” Mohadesa Najumi

“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” Maya Angelou

“I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story—I will.” Amy Schumer

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” Coco Chanel

"We realise the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” Malala Yousafzai

Quotes to Ignite Action

“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” Audre Lorde

“Be the woman who fixes another womans crown without telling the worl it was crooked"  Unknown 

“You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” Diane von Fürstenberg

"Turn your wounds into wisdom" Oprah Winfrey

“Stop waiting for permission. You are enough, right now, just as you are.” Unknown

"You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” Shonda Rhimes

Quotes on Bravery, Resilience and Strength

“Bravery is the audacity to be unhindered by failures, and to walk with freedom, strength, and hope, in the face of the things unknown.” Morgan Harper Nichols

“To be brave is to love unconditionally without expecting anything in return"  Madonna

"The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender and fierce." Amy Tenney

"You can be soft and powerful. You can be vulnerable and strong. You can be real and brave, all at the same time." Unknown

"A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” Melinda Gates

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” Maya Angelou

“Strong women aren’t simply born. They are made by the storms they walk through.” Unknown

“The fire within her burns brighter than the fire around her.” Unknown

"Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” Ziad K. Abdelnour

“When there is no struggle, there is no strength.” Oprah Winfrey

"A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” Gina Carey

"Don't be the girl who fell. Be the girl who got back up." Jenette Stanley

Quotes for Overcoming Fear

“Feel the fear and do it anyway" Susan Jefferrs

"Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it, the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.” Arianna Huffington

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt 

"I am not afraid… I was born to do this.” Joan of Arc

“And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” Mark Anthony

"Fear is only as deep as the mind allows" Japanese Proverb

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” Alice Walker

More Quotes to Inspire & Ignite Courage

“I am mine before I am anyone else’s.” Nayyirah Waheed

“The most dangerous woman of all is the one who refuses to rely on your sword to save her because she carries her own.” R.H. Sin 

“Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It’s you who can change the world.” Malala Yousafzai

"Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways.” Glennon Doyle

"You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.” Melissa Etheridge

"Stop shrinking to fit places you’ve outgrown.” Unknown

"A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” Diane Mariechild

"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” Michelle Obama 

"You have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman" Tyra Banks

"I figure, if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.” Calamity Jane

"The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved, women who live bravely, both tender and fierce.” Amy Tenney

“The day will come when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anaïs Nin

As women with wild hearts and brave souls, we carry within us the strength to face whatever life throws our way. These quotes are here to serve as reminders of the power, courage and resilience that live inside each of us.

Whether you are navigating challenges, stepping into your true self or simply needing a boost of inspiration, let these words ignite your inner fire. Embrace the wildness of your spirit and the bravery of your soul—because you are capable of greatness.

As you continue on your journey, remember that courage isn’t the absence of fear, but the willingness to rise despite it.

Keep shining, keep learning, keep growing and always remember the incredible force you are in this world.

Stay wild.

Be brave

Trust the path ahead.