Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.

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

If you were the President of the United States or the Queen of England – you couldn’t have a person who would be more protective than my mother was for me. Which meant really that I could dare to do all sorts of things.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.

As soon as I accomplish one goal, I replace it with another one. I try not to get too far ahead of myself. I just say to myself, ‚All right, well, I’d like to headline a tour,‘ and then when I get there, we’ll see what my next goal is.

Let us be shy no longer. Let us go to our strength. Let us offer hope. Let us tell the world that a new age is not only possible but probable.

Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you.

I love those who do not know how to live for today.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

Fear seems to have many causes. Fear of loss, fear of failure, fear of being hurt, and so on, but ultimately all fear is the ego’s fear of death, of annihilation. To the ego, death is always just around the corner. In this mind-identified state, fear of death affects every aspect of your life.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

You get one life. I’m going to embrace mine.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.

I want to appeal to everyone. Because I’m not saying I’m the best, but we the best.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.

I am not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.

Nothing is stopping me from doing what I love to do.

Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I’d still swim. And I’d despise the one who gave up.

Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.

Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.

It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

In this business, by the time you realize you’re in trouble, it’s too late to save yourself. Unless you’re running scared all the time, you’re gone.

I believe that one person can make a difference.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

What happened in the missile crisis in October 1962 has been prettified to make it look as if acts of courage and thoughtfulness abounded. The truth is that the whole episode was almost insane.

There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

Never, never, never give up.

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtues consistently.

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

I’ve always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it.

I don’t have time to be lonely. And I get fearful of relationships because I feel guilty about wanting someone to be completely faithful and loyal, when I can’t even give them 10 percent of the attention that they need. It’s just the reality of my time, my life, my schedule.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

We’re just enthusiastic about what we do.

Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard.

Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we’re hardwired not to always think clearly when we’re scared. And the country’s scared.

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

Men walk this tightrope where any sign of weakness illicits shame, and so they’re afraid to make themselves vulnerable for fear of looking weak.