If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are the more they are frightened.

I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Advance and never halt for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path for they draw only corrupt blood.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

I am convinced that it is not the fear of death of our lives ending that haunts our sleep so much as the fear... that as far as the world is concerned we might as well never have lived.

I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.

Everyone always asks me 'Do you want to be famous... ' I never really thought about becoming famous. I just want to work to be able to put out inspiring and good film and TV.

What Whitney Houston has accomplished will never be accomplished. She's the most famous person on the planet as far as vocaling and her songs. So I'm very happy that I can sit here and say I had a chance to know her. And I'm still dazed that she's gone. But she lives because her music is so powerful.