Alex Honnold Quotes

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

Just as courage is the danger of life, so is fear its safeguard.

Against the bold, daring is unsafe.

Fear looks like wisdom to those without risk.

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.

Death frames the high wire. But I don't see myself as taking risks. I do all of the preparations that a non-death seeker would do.

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

Caution. Caution is nothing but cowardice!

It's great to play games which are fun and make you enjoy, but the moment it puts you or anybody around you at risk, just know it's not the right thing.

With everything I do, there always seems to be a massive risk involved.

I do not climb really dangerous stuff.

The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

To a coward, courage always looks like stupidity.

Cowardice asks the question, is it safe?

'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life.

Out of this nettle - danger - we pluck this flower - safety.

Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree, because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch, or you might simply get covered in sap, and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors, where it is harder to get a splinter.

The step between prudence and paranoia is short and steep. Prudence wears a seat belt. Paranoia avoids cars. Prudence washes with soap. Paranoia avoids human contact. Prudence saves for old age. Paranoia hoards even trash. Prudence prepares and plans, paranoia panics. Prudence calculates the risk and takes the plunge. Paranoia never enters the water.

We should never so entirely avoid danger as to appear irresolute and cowardly; but, at the same time, we should avoid unnecessarily exposing ourselves to danger, than which nothing can be more foolish.

Nothing wrong with cowardice as long as it comes with prudence. But when a coward stops remembering who he is... God help him.

He who fears dangers will not perish by them.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

My advice to you, if you should ever be in a hold up, is to line up with the cowards and save your bravery for an occasion when it may be of some benefit to you.