“You are not to think of me as a brave person. I have been terrified more often than I can count.”— Isabella Bird
“Mankind is composed of two sorts of men - those who are afraid to do a thing, and those who are afraid not to do it.”— Edmond About
“It scares you: all the noise, the sound, the heat. Just to see it billowing, the flames are just awesome.”— Red Adair
“Yet, it is a simple truth that the human mind can face better the most oppressive government, the most rigid restrictions, than the awful prospect of a lawless, frontierless world.”— Eric Ambler
“I define fear as standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.”— Max Baer
“Resigned to death, they will be able to do nothing but await the inevitable with eyes turned to the sky.”— Giulio Douhet
“Armed, straight, and clad in armor I went forth. But with fear was the heart in my body.”— Karin Boye