Jacob Bronowski Quotes

I'm working, but there is so much still to be done! And it frightens me to think of my weight of years. But on we go, without fear or hesitation!

It's still in my heart. I can do it.

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.

Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. It's the sprint. The marathon is hope.

Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it is fragile. It can be blackened by fear and superstition.

It takes a lot to scare me.

People are often afraid for me. They think that I am going to break. I can make it through a set.

One day, you might look up and see me playing the game at 50. Don't laugh. Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

It's not the size of the dreamer, it's the size of the dream.

I love overcoming challenges and fear.

Necessity, which even makes cowards brave ...

My hand trembles but my heart does not.

One has to have hope. Without hope you can't get anywhere.

Genius is talent exercised with courage

History was not written by men who predicted failure…

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job.

No problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit.

We're at our best when we put hope in front of fear.

I say, 'Be brave. Do it even if your ankles shake, because they will.'

Just keep going. You never know how far you can go.

Every day, I walk the streets with my head held high, but deep down inside, sometimes I'm like, 'I just hope I can get through the day.'

I don't want to be scared. I want to keep taking risks, keep working hard.

It's very important that we keep our imagination, which is our capacity to open the future, awake at a time at which the urge to collapse into the fetal position is high.