Andrea Bocelli Quotes

Outside of my family, I was always inspired by true heroic stories of leadership and survival. For example, the story of the Shackleton expedition, when their ship became lodged in the Antarctic ice pack while exploring.

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

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.

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

I do life fearlessly.

Essentially, my hero-role model is Muhammad Ali, because when I watched this one fight of his with my dad when I was a kid, and I watched him not go down... I think him just taking a lot of blows and not going down, it was so moving.

I think it is important to be fearless in life. I have always made fearless choices. Some have worked; the others haven't.

When something goes wrong in your life, it doesn't finish you, and you should become braver, knowing that you've got to go for things in life and don't regret because you didn't try to be as good as you might be.

I am not someone who will cancel plans because of personal danger, because I'm really not afraid.

When I was a young boy, those 'Rocky' movies were my favorite, especially the wild and exciting endings. I loved those films; they inspired me to want to become a fighter.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Finite to fail, but infinite to venture.

Youth makes you brave, I suppose. When you're young, you make a fool of yourself all the time. Because of all the rejections and the criticism you get all the time, there has to be a drive there.

My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Life is to be entered upon with courage.

There's nothing I won't attempt.

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

My biggest strength is I'm courageous, or if I am afraid of something, I do it anyway. I do what I feel. It's nothing personal against anyone, so that courageousness has been very good to me.

I dare to do things - that's how I survive.

I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.

The chief thing is to make children feel good about themselves. They want to step into the shoes of a hero who is bigger and stronger, to face tremendous dangers and come home safely for tea.