I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my read more

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. - Dune, "Litany Against Fear", 1965.

As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It read more

As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs.

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death! -Earl Wilson.

Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death! -Earl Wilson.

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until read more

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
. . . because it is the quality which guarantees read more

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
. . . because it is the quality which guarantees all others.