Quotes from "The Princess Diaries"

In this wonderful movie about an average girl who had just been told that she is actually royal,the focus is upon her transition from being just the average girl next door to the princess of a country that she has accepted to become.After the truth about her identity as a princess was revealed,she experienced several changes around her in life that centralised mainly upon how people treated her as well as behaved in her presence.
2 quotes from this movie caught my attention and they are as follows:

-The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all
This particular verse in the movie was taken from a letter written by the princess's dad to the princess herself telling her that being a princess was not a simple job and he had foreseen that she would hesitate about taking up the title of princess due to the circumstances around her. The verse was meant to encourage her to take up the title despite the challenges ahead and somehow,i saw it's application in our daily lives. Despite,the trials and tribulations that we may face in our relationships and everyday lives,this verse seems to tell us never to give up but be brave and press on instead.There may be signs around telling us that we may fail or people may comment that the possibility of success is low but then again,if we were to be cautious in our every move,we may just end up letting the only chance to succeed go by.Hence the verse,as although there can be failures despite trying,knowing that we tried is good enough and that would have givan us a 50-50 chance to achieving our goals.

-You saw me when i was invisible
This was the reply by the princess herself when the average guy she has come to love asked her why he was chosen over other more handsome looking guys.I find this verse so meaningful,the truth being that how often will we love another and take notice of him/her when he or she was just another face in the crowd.We will tend to pass on people whom we find are not out of the ordinary,on people who do not have the exceptional looks and who do not dress flamboyantly.It is a fact that we are naturally attracted to people who look good,who dress good and who are in the limemlight.But will we ever take notice of a geek sitting in a dark corner?Some of us may but the thing is,there are others who will not.Perhaps it is time we redefined our choices so that the people we will truly be attracted to instead are the people who make us feel good.