Neal Shusterman Quotes

Wanting to do it was much more powerful than the fright.

I am not afraid... I was born to do this.

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

Fear has nothing to do with cowardice. A fellow is only yellow when he lets his fear make him quit.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

I do not wish to be melodramatic, but at some point I have to say it. If something bad should happen to me, I want you to know that my commitment to what I am doing has been freely contracted, with the joy of knowing that this is precisely what I should be doing at this moment. Fear is constantly present in each one of us, because none of us are movie heroes. But we refuse to accept that fear must condition our actions and prevent us from doing what with a cool head and fervent heart we understand should be done.

Your fears are not walls, but hurdles. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquering of it.

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

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

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.

For me, it's not necessarily interesting to play a strong, fearless woman. It's interesting to play a woman who is terrified and then overcomes that fear. It's about the journey. Courage is not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it.

I'm not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid instead.

I am totally fearless! Well, of course, I'm not totally fearless. I worry constantly and obsess over things, but I just don't let fear stand in the way of doing something that I really want to do.

Always be courageous and strong, and don't fear.

I think the beauty of the writing of 'Game of Thrones' is not that the characters are fearless; it's how they overcome their fear, you know?

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

It's interesting how we often can't see the ways in which we are being strong - like, you can't be aware of what you're doing that's tough and brave at the time that you're doing it because if you knew that it was brave, then you'd be scared.

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

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Survival is not about being fearless. It's about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.

I say, 'Be brave. Do it even if your ankles shake, because they will.'

My biggest fear is fear itself. I never want to be afraid of doing something I want.

I have no fear of anyone.