James Comey Quotes

We must have the right to name our fears and laugh at those who seek to scare us - or risk giving in to terrorists.

Terrorists are not 100 feet tall. Nor do they deserve the abject fear they seek to instill.

Terrorists are always a threat to someone. If we'll be scared of them, it means they have won.

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

Retreat in the face of terror would only bring about more attacks.

Terrorists cannot win unless they affect the way we think and act.

my courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.

...in your living room, you're scared shitless. And that's just where the power structure wants you. In the middle of a riot, I've never found anybody who's chickenshit. The way to eliminate fear is to do what you're most afraid of.

Never be more scared of the enemy than you think he is of you.

The belief that you have no choice but to keep suffering through whatever frightens you is like believing you have to hold onto a scalding cup so that you won't spill your coffee!

Fear could paralyse. Action was the antidote.

My chief task has been to conquer fear. The public sees only the thrill of the accomplished trick; they have no conception of the tortuous preliminary self-training that was necessary to conquer fear.

You can't be afraid. You can be sad if you like. You can be angry. But it's the fear that'll freeze you in place.

One of my mantras is if I'm scared to do something, that means that I have to do it.

These young Americans sent a message to terrorists everywhere: You can run but you can't hide.

Learning how to face fear really makes you invincible because you stop being scared.

Whatever you fear most has no power--it is your fear that has the power

Once you slay one fear, you can conquer many fears.

You survive by having your fear compass calibrated correctly. Our compass is off now because we're being told to be afraid of everything. The things that we're frightened of, or told to be frightened of, are not necessarily the things that we need to fear.

Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think.

Fear is only good when you have a choice in things.

Once fear enters your life - it will take you in one of two directions: empowerment or panic.

This fear is what is the ruin of us all. And some dominate us; they take advantage of our fear and frighten us still more. Mark this: as long as people are afraid, they will rot like the birches in the marsh. We must grow bold; it is time!

Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid.