“If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.”

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.”

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

It may be that the most striking thing about members of my literary generation in retrospect will be that we were allowed to say absolutely anything without fear of punishment.

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power.