Quotes About Bravery

You can go onto that stage every night, and it's always the equivalent of going onto the topmost diving board, and you don't know if there's any water in the pool.

There is nothing more dangerous for a population than self-censorship by fear.

We call our country home of the brave and land of the free, but it's not. We give a false portrayal of freedom. We're not free - if we were, we'd allow people their freedom.

A lot of them are afraid to sit down and break their position. You should be able to make it so natural that you can just get out, and sit down and walk away from it, and there's nothing wrong with that.

I don't feel political most of the time. Sometimes I'm placed in positions because no one else will go there.

When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.

I went to see 'The Babadook' at the cinema. Even as I was walking there, I was thinking, 'What the hell am I doing here?' Before I would never have seen something that had a poster proclaiming it was shockingly scary or 'You won't sleep at night.' But I paid money and really enjoyed it.

I've chosen opportunities where I might fail rather than live in the shadow of my own potential.

I read the 'Harry Potter' books as I was writing my own books, and I love them, but I don't think Harry was very much like I was as a kid. He's always brave, and he's perfect in a lot of ways.

I'm at 23 feet, diving into 17 feet of water. I'm over 400 pounds. Who doesn't want to see that? I do. I'm always shocked that I can do it.

I'm not going to go run and hide because I'm catching some heat. I'm not going to stay at home and pout.

Fear is a powerful beast. But we can learn to ride it.

Why do people do things that they fear? It may be that the fear contains information. Something can be interesting if you get to the other side of that fear.

Life's the adventure. You don't have to drop your bundle and go bush. It's about being brave within the context that you're in.

Big dreams bring all sorts of challenges. To meet them, you have to have character, courage and a commitment to contribute to your community.

I've had the basic courage and confidence to never follow convention.

We don't talk about courage much in our everyday conversations, but I am comfortable with it now.

It is not easy to pull off your shirt, bare your torso and go beyond it. It needs a lot of conviction. You have to be comfortable in your skin.

When you put fear aside and follow your convictions, you get to try and achieve so many more things.

I'm not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid instead.

I'm a cop at heart - it's in my blood.

My dad was a cop.

I always wanted to be a cop or a fireman or do something dangerous.

As a kid, I always thought of being a cop or an army man.