A new year is here, and with it another chance to start fresh, be bold or at the very least, bravely put one foot in front of the other. That can, of course, be far easier said than done, which is why we're turning to 15 of our favorite badass women, for some of their best (and, well, badass) advice.

Here are 15 nuggets to help you start off 2015 with a bang:

2. "I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move ..." -- Malala Yousafzai

15. "You fail, and then what? Life goes on. It's only when you risk failure that you discover things." -- Lupita Nyong'o