Quotes About Bravery

I have learned that I am terrified of everything, but I can get the job done.

First of all, I never set out to be a whistleblower. Secondly, I never expected that my story would be interesting to anybody. Third of all, you know, I was actually terrified of being named, of being identified.

When I was 34, I went and had my eggs harvested. Looking back, I was like, 'It was easy,' but it wasn't that easy. It's a lot of medication, a lot of hormones. You have to inject yourself in the stomach and I'm so terrified of needles! It was a difficult thing for me to do.

I'd probably do I'm a Celeb' but I just reckon that I wouldn't be very good at it because I'm terrified of everything.

The first time I ever deep-fried something, I was terrified. I was making yeasted jelly donuts, and I was so nervous that I fried them, unblinking, with a pounding heart and sweaty palms.

No, I can never feel comfortable. It's not a good thing. Always better to be terrified.

Being alone on stage without a character to hide behind has always terrified me but I've always been one for facing my fears.

I'll take 20 flights of stairs. I'm terrified of elevators.

The very first time I did stand-up, that was terrifying.

Once you realise that heroes die, everything becomes that much more terrifying.

Fear is like a black cavern that is terrifying. Once you enter the cavern and explore it, you realize that you can get out of it, go through it and get out of it.

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress.

You don't want to do something that's all terrifying.

Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could conceive, and there's just no shortcut - you just have to do it.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

When I was a young comic just starting out, I was very cautious, as I didn't want to alienate people. George Carlin's bravery became a benchmark. I became perfectly fine with alienating some people in the audience. That just comes with the territory.

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.

Special-purpose dogs have been a critical component for police and military work in the current war on terror. These dogs are some of the bravest animals on the planet.

Courage does not mean not fearing or not grieving. It does mean recognizing and resisting terror management right away, from the moment of the attack, precisely when it seems most difficult to do so.

Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up.

Terrorism is not a sign of courage. It means cowardice.

Londoners, Mancunians, and Brits across the country will never, ever be cowed by terrorism.

In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain mistakes. The mistakes that have been made on homeland security, on protecting our Nation from another terrorist attack, are mistakes of omission. We are simply not doing enough.