Mark Helprin Quotes

Every day I wake up like, "This might be my last day, and I'm not scared of it. I'm gonna go out there, do what I gotta do; I ain't gonna let nothing stop me." Nothing puts any fear in my heart. I'm never scared to bite my tongue about something, or never be scared to come out and speak about something - that's what I mean. Like, I ain't scared of death. What you gonna do to me?

Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.

I'm not afraid of anything. I'm not afraid to die, if I have to.

I refuse to live my life in fear.

Forget yourself! Think courage.

Fearless is not the absence of fear. Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you.

Courage isn't just a matter of not being frightened, you know. It's being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway.

But this is a thing that I know--to live with fear is not to live at all. A man will die every moment he is afraid.

Fear's contagious, but so is courage.

Courage is being afraid, but then doing what you have to do anyway.

Fearlessness isn't a place your reach. It's a commitment you make.

It is not a matter of being fearless. The fear is sometimes constant, but it's about moving forward regardless of the fear. Courage means feeling the fear and doing it anyway.

Courage is more important than confidence

Better to die than to live in fear.

Courage is being afraid - and going ahead, anyway.

Courage, after all, is not being unafraid, but doing what needs to be done in spite of fear.

Afraid? I can dodge folly without backing into fear.

What? You run? Coward! Stand still and die!” Percy had no intention of doing that.

Courage is doing something despite the fear, and I've worked hard on being a courageous person.

The great contributors in life are those who, though afraid of the knock at the door, still answer it.

I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.

We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job.

I am not afraid of anything, even death.

I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person.