Quotes About Boldness

Then he said the most extraordinary thing." "What?" "He said,'I've got a nice big juicy sausage for you.' Just like that." "Ah. The direct approach.

First, I will suck you." I'm not sure whether this direct statement was just the European way, or if his English was inadequate to express anything more complicated, but in any case he dropped to his knees and started unbuttoning my fly.

If you want a decision, go to the point of danger.

Faith doesn't grow or deepen when we cower in secrecy. Faith strengthens as we go public.

I guess true courage is when you're really scared but you still do it.

You don't fear so you live, you live so you fear.

Those who are brave, are the greatest cowards of all. For they fear failure.

no one in their right mind would ever rob graves in broad daylight.

Oswin, zo is het wel genoeg,' zei Balam. 'Straks schrikt hij nog van zijn eigen schaduw.' 'Misschien is het tijd dat we allemaal wat sneller schrikken.

Fate loves the fearless.

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it: If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

by acting as if I was not afraid I gradually ceased to be afraid.

No. I won't. I won't bend my knee, or kiss your charming shoes either. I may possibly fall flat on my face, but that will be quite inadvertent.

I have nothing to lose,' Marthe said. 'So nothing can harm me.

Afraid?" said the yellow-haired man and laughed. "Forgive me, I should have warned you: I have a tendency to be bloody-minded. Bruslez, noyez, pendez, ompallez, descouppez, fricassez, crucifiez, bouillez, carbonnadez ces méchantes femmes.

The sun is shining, and I am in the mood to make mistakes through over-confidence.

I know that an author must be brave enough to chop away clinging tentacles of good taste for the sake of a great work. But this is no great work, you see.

What can you say, when a man asks you to dance with him? I most certainly will not dance with you, I'll see you in hell first. Why, thank you, I'd like to awfully, but I'm having labor pains.

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live

And all dared to brave unknown terrors, to do mighty deeds, to boldly split infinitives that no man had split before--and thus was the Empire forged.

He stood up straight and looked the world squarely in the fields and hills. To add weight to his words he stuck the rabbit bone in his hair. He spread his arm out wide. I will go mad! he annouced.

When the girl sitting at the next table looked away from a moment, Dirk leaned over and took her coffee. He knew that he was perfectly safe doing this because she would simply not be able to believe that this had happened.

Zaphod marched quickly down the passageway, nervous as hell, but trying to hide it by striding purposefully.