Quotes About Fearlessness

I admit, I don't look like the athlete of the day's supposed to look. My belly's just a little big, my heinie's just a little big, but, brother, I am bad, and they know I'm bad.

When you follow your heart, you're never supposed to do things because of what you think people might say. You do it for the opposite reasons.

I remember working with Rod, though, on Chrysler Hour. I was too young and dumb to know that I was supposed to be scared of anybody or anything - like getting fired or anything like that.

Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid....He must be the best man in his world, and a good enough man for any world. From The Simple Art of Murder

Sometimes you just have to reach out and grab what you want, even when they tell you not to.

A ella le gustaba de alma la noche, pero no tenía nada de perversa. A lo sumo tenía esa necesaria cuota de perversión que hace más llevadera la vida, pero no más. Era feliz como era: jamás quiso tener un hijo, jamás se arrepintió de nada que hubiera hecho. El que no está a la altura de su deseo, decía la Coca, ése es uno a quien el mundo puede llamar un cobarde.

he wanted to win. And would do whatever it took. Here was a self-made man, filled with the most dangerous kind of confidence: he had done it before and believed he could do it gain. This gave him the air of a berserker, who says, If you're going to fight me, you better kill me. - p113

She had done it. O, amazing grace. The woman had looked into the abyss and then walked out across it. No net. No way back. Amazing.

The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened

My disgraceful, wicked heart, thought Amy, is braver than the world. For a moment it seemed to Amy that there was nothing in the world she could not meet and vanquish. And though she knew this to be the most foolish idea, it excited and emboldened her further.

I said—do you want to kill a fucking dragon?" More yells, and more punch behind them this time. Egar eased up out of his crouch and filled his lungs. "I can't hear you! Do you—or do you not—want to kill—a motherfucking dragon?

Embrace yourself. Be not afraid.

What I am actually saying is that we need to be willing to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to follow that guidance directly and fearlessly. SHAKTI GAWAIN

it takes someone brave to do what everyone else is afraid to do first.

Come now and let us go and risk our lives unnecessarily. For if they have got any value at all it is this that they gave got none. Frei lebt wer sterben kann.

If you're going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance.

small woman, maybe five-three on a good day. Her attitude filled the room, and she walked with a swagger that rivaled a bullfighter's.

Non c'è via maestra per la scienza, e solo hanno una probabilità di raggiungerne le vette luminose coloro che non temono di affaticarsi a salirne i ripidi sentieri.

Oh man, nobody is as tough as Mr T. Ice T is pretty tough though as well.

Sure, I didn't weigh a hundred and ten pounds , but my narrow waist let me bend and I could break a man's neck with my kick.

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face.

A man is not dependent upon his fellow creature, when he does not fear death.

A minister, without boldness, is like a smooth file, a knife without an edge, a sentinel that is afraid to let off his gun. If men will be bold in sin, ministers must be bold to reprove.

What man dare, I dare. Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, The armed rhinoceros, or th' Hyrcan tiger; Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves Shall never tremble.