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Success Quote by Jewel Kilcher

"Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds"

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Jewel’s voice has always carried that late-90s tension between confessional tenderness and hard-earned self-reliance, and this quote lands squarely in that lane: courage as a daily practice, not a heroic climax. The repetition of “bravely” does the heavy lifting. It turns love and living into parallel risks, implying they fail for the same reason: we treat vulnerability like a liability instead of a requirement. “There’s really nothing to lose” isn’t naïveté so much as a reframing of cost. The subtext is that fear is already taking its cut - isolating you, shrinking your choices, dulling your capacity for joy - so you might as well spend your life on something that actually feeds you.

The most telling line is the permission slip embedded in “There’s no wrong you can’t make right again.” It’s not denying consequences; it’s rejecting the culture of permanent moral record-keeping, the idea that one mistake should define your identity. That’s a musician’s ethos: you miss a note, you keep playing, you find your way back into the song. When she pivots to “be kinder to yourself,” the quote reveals its real target audience: people who mistake self-criticism for accountability, who confuse vigilance with virtue.

“Have fun, take chances” reads almost lightweight until the closing: “There’s no bounds.” That’s the emotional thesis. She’s arguing that the ceiling is mostly internal - built from shame, perfectionism, and the fear of being seen wanting something. The intent isn’t motivational poster optimism; it’s a survival strategy dressed as encouragement.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Kilcher, Jewel. (2026, January 15). Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/love-bravely-live-bravely-be-courageous-theres-151405/

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Kilcher, Jewel. "Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/love-bravely-live-bravely-be-courageous-theres-151405/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/love-bravely-live-bravely-be-courageous-theres-151405/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974) is a Musician from USA.

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