Cornel West Quotes

I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.

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.

I almost envy people who say whatever they want.

I'm not scared about saying what I think.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

I've given myself permission to say whatever's on my mind when I'm on stage.

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.

I can say whatever it is that I feel.

I don't want to have to hide from the world anymore.

Sometimes I get so bold and I'm so confident about what I'm doing that I actually try to be more of a dork because it's a really liberating feeling to experience what it's like to not care.

I don't have any sense of inhibition, so I'm able to lead my life with a lot of honesty.

I definitely look up to Rihanna. She doesn't care what anyone thinks of her, and she's not afraid of taking risks and trying different things, whether it's fashion or music. She's all about what makes her comfortable.

The longer I've done TV, the more fearless I've become. Fearless in what I say, in what I wear, what my hair looks like.

I'm not scared to sing songs. I'm not scared to walk out the front door and make a mistake.

I've always lived my life fearlessly, and what I want to do with my life, I do.

Freedom lies in being bold.

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

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

My father once said something very shrewd about me to a woman journalist who had told him how courageous she thought I was for always speaking my mind. My father said, 'If you couldn't care less what anyone says about you, then it's not courage.'

If you are a superstar, or whatever you want to call yourself, a person who's had outrageous success, and you decide to go indie and tell the record companies to screw themselves? That takes a certain amount of courage. And bullheadedness, really.

I think that my music is really empowering. I just want people to know - especially young people, but really everyone - that you don't have to be so caught up in what everyone else is thinking. You don't have to be the coolest, most popular person. You can just be you and be vulnerable.

I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.

I'm never scared to ask a question or state the obvious, y'know.

I am no longer afraid to say anything.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.