Alija Izetbegovic Quotes

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

I've never been afraid of much, and like any normal kid, I liked to push the limits of what I could do.

I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk.

Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.

It's not that we fly by the seat of our pants. We're not afraid of failure.

Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.

I tend to do things that I'm very frightened of. That's what I do.

My father raised us to step toward trouble rather than to step away from it.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

I guess I have a certain willingness for audacity.

Fearless doesn't mean careless. There is a thin line between fearless and careless. I think we need to play fearless.

To Dare is to risk losing your foothold for a moment, Not to Dare is to risk losing yourself.

So carry your courage in an easily accessible place, the way you do your cellphone or your wallet. You may still falter or fail, but you always know that you pushed hard and aimed high. Take a leap of faith. Fear not. Courage is the ultimate career move.

I have in my own life merely carried to the extreme that which you have never ventured to carry even halfway ; and what's more, you've regarded your cowardice as prudence, and found comfort in deceiving yourselves. So that, in fact, I may be even more "alive" than you are. Do take a closer look!

Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you're making it for a good reason.

No matter how much you're going to be criticized or no matter how big of a risk it is, the boldness is the thing that helps you

Fortune never helps the fainthearted.

The thing that makes [Bob] Kennedy so good is that he doesn't have a fear of losing. He was willing to go to Europe and get hammered.

Live dangerously. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius.

Bravery ceases to be bravery at a certain point, and becomes mere foolhardiness.

Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread.

And If I fly or if I fall, at least I can say I gave it all.

I will walk where failures fear to walk.

Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees.