John Churton Collins Quotes

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

Fear is part of the process. If you weren't scared, you'd be in trouble.

I think when you start to get afraid, it's time to leave.

Why should he who is scared be careful?

Before putting yourself in peril, it is necessary to foresee and fear it; but when one is there, nothing remains but to despise it.

Danger is very real but fear is a choice.

- Some men think because they are afraid to do. - There is a difference between fear and caution.

Virtually everything is dangerous if you are afraid.

If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.

A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.

Truth is often attended with danger

Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.

I hope, George, that you know what you're doing.

Fear is often our immediate response to uncertainty. There's nothing wrong with experiencing fear. They key is not to get stuck in it.

The greatest opportunities in life come with fear and risk.

Let’s talk, you and I. Let’s talk about fear. The house is empty as I write this; a cold February rain is falling outside. It’s night. Sometimes when the wind blows the way it’s blowing now, we lose the power. But for now it’s on, and so let’s talk very honestly about fear. Let’s talk very rationally about moving to the rim of madnessand... and perhaps over the edge.

You in trouble?” Sam asks. The way he says it, I wonder if he’s thinking about how to get out of here if I am.

My father says that fear is good; it's the body's alarm system, it warns us of danger. But sometimes danger can't be avoided, and then you have to forget about being afraid.

The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.

His biggest misgiving came from his concern about the loud crash that was bound to occur and would probably create, if not terror, at least anxiety behind all the doors. But that would have to be risked.

The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

She shook her head as she confessed, "I want it so much, I'm afraid to hope." "Never be afraid to hope," Rohan said gently. "It's the only way to begin." -Rohan to Win

Nothing is really so very frightening when everything is so very dangerous

Hitchhiking, intrinsically, is sexual and dangerous. At the same time I never really felt scared. I was scared that nobody would pick me up and that I'd be waiting by the side of the road for a week.

If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.