The ads all call me fearless, but that’s just publicity. Anyone who thinks I’m not scared out of my mind whenever I do one of my stunts is crazier than I am.

I do all my own stunts. I’m kidding.

Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause.

Being young is a great advantage, since we see the world from a new perspective and we are not afraid to make radical changes.

I don’t worry. I don’t doubt. I’m daring. I’m a rebel.

In the flush of love’s light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.

The valiant never taste of death but once.

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

I sometimes wish I were suffering in a good cause, or risking my life for the good of others, instead of just being a gravely endangered patient.

I had this dream, and I really wanted to be a star. And I was almost a monster in the way that I was really fearless with my ambitions.

You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.

The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Fear has its use but cowardice has none.

The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don’t have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven’t had that fear.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

I am not afraid… I was born to do this.

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

He who is brave is free.

The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner.

I have this feeling that the world is not in balance. And people are afraid, but we’re also starting to be really brave.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

I don’t call up the press and say, ‚Look at me!‘

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards.

I would storm the gates of Hell if Third Marine Air Wing was overhead.

There is always safety in valor.

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim’s sympathies.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

When trouble breaks out, our men and women in uniform, they don’t just sit around thinking about it or talking about it – they act. They put on that uniform. They leave their loved ones behind. They go out there. They give orders. They follow orders. They do whatever it takes to keep our country safe.

Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it’s dangerous.

The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That’s the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

Political courage is not political suicide.

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Over the course of my career in law enforcement, I have witnessed over and over again the selflessness and sacrifice of law enforcement who lay their lives on the line every day to protect people who they will never meet and people who will never know their names.

There is nothing better than getting shot at and missed. It’s really great.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

I’m someone who likes plowing new ground, then walking away from it. I get bored easily. For me, the big thrill comes with the discovering.

Racing, competing, it’s in my blood. It’s part of me, it’s part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else.

Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.

I was the punk outsider who nobody messed with. I was fearless. At 16, I graduated and moved out.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.

The bravest person I’ve ever met was a young boy going through massive amounts of treatment for a very rare, complex and unpleasant disease. I last saw him at a Discworld convention, where he chose to take part in a game as an assassin. He died not long afterwards, and I wish I had his fortitude and sense of style.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

All my favorite artists and fashion icons and models are from the Nineties. Everybody was just so fearless.

Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.