Chris Pontius Quotes

I don't think I am fearless. I am just me.

I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person.

I'm not afraid to say what I'm afraid of. Does that make me fearless?

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.

The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.

I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.

I like a man who can come out and say he's nervous on the first date. I think that would be really cute.

If it's about work or sports or politics or women, we have no problem sharing our opinions, but if it's about our insecurities or our struggles, our fear of failure, then it's almost like we become paralyzed.

There's something which impels us to show our inner souls. The more courageous we are, the more we succeed in explaining what we know.

I'm a very honest person, and I'm quite emotional for a man. If I want to say something, I'll say it.

I've always wanted to be a woman who isn't afraid to tell her story.

Even the bravest only rarely have courage for what they really know.

I'm not afraid to live. I'm not afraid to fail. I'm not afraid to succeed. I'm not afraid to fall in love. I'm not afraid to be alone. I'm just afraid I might have to stop talking about myself for five minutes.

Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.

It wasn't so much that he minded telling Leslie that he was afraid to go; it was that he minded being afraid. It was as though he had been made with a great piece missing - one of May Belle's puzzles with this huge gap where somebody's eye should have been. Lord, it would be better to be born without an arm than to go through life with no guts.

Only those who have never known fear are allowed to think less of others for being afraid. Frankly, I think anyone who has never been afraid of anything in their entire life is either a liar or lacks imagination.

Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.

I think to be courageous, you have to be afraid. For me, it feels very courageous when I go skiing because I'm very, very afraid to ski. It's dangerous! I feel very scared. But when I'm acting, I don't feel very scared.

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

I think that many people are ashamed when they feel afraid. There's this thing in our society that you're not allowed to feel scared. You have to be a man and put on a brave face, but we all have fears.

I think that a man should not be shy; you should say what you really think and feel - put it out there.

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world.

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them.