Akira Kurosawa Quotes

The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.

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

Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer.

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.

The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you.

My mother and father were never frightened of anything. They always felt that they should go through life happily and without fear, and they did that. And it was a great boon to my brother and myself.

These days, all we hear about is that the industry is in trouble. Everybody is so scared, but our mission statement is having no fear.

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

I came across the idea of running towards the things that frighten you. Once you go and do it, you realise that the fear of it is far more powerful than actually doing it.

There's nothing in the world that I can't face.

We grow fearless by walking into our fears.

Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.

If I stay in action, I won't live in fear.

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

Being scared isn't the problem. It's not running away that's the hard part.

All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble.

Being brave is not as easy as it looks.

It needs courage to be afraid.

You want to be a hero? Learn to create certainty in the face of fear.

It's hard not to be afraid. Be less afraid.

We grow fearless when we do the things we fear.

I'm not scared at all... Of the cracks in the crystal ball.

We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.

Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers.

Nothing is to be feared but fear.