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Showing Up Quotes

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.34, Penguin

Showing up is essential. Showing up consistently is powerful. Showing up consistently with a positive outlook is even more powerful.

Jeff Olson, John David Mann (2013). “The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness”, p.226, Greenleaf Book Group

Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all.

"James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

Showing up is 80 percent of life.

Quoted in N.Y. Times, 21 Aug. 1977

I make 50 cents for showing up... and the other 50 cents is based on my performance.

Steve Jobs (0101). “Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs”, p.30, Prabhat Prakashan

I do try to separate my personal activism - showing up at a demonstration or something - from what I write.

"Ursula K. Le Guin: Still Battling the Powers That Be". Wired interview, www.wired.com. July 25, 2012.

A live action movie is work, and an animated movie is you showing up in your pajamas once every three months, or in my case, just a splash of baby powder. It's not any kind of heavy lifting.

"Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges Talk R.I.P.D., Childhood Memories, On-Set Injuries, Creating Roy the Cowboy, and More". Interview with Perri Nemiroff, collider.com. July 15, 2013.