We were also told that the Russians could be parachuting from planes over our town at any time. These were the same Russians that my uncles had fought alongside only a few years earlier. Now they had become monsters who were coming to slit our throats and incinerate us. It seemed peculiar. Living under a cloud of fear like this robs a child of his spirit. It's one thing to be afraid when someone's holding a shotgun on you, but it's another thing to be afraid of something that's just not quite real.

There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid.

Most people think small, because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage.

There's nothing I'm afraid of like scared people.

Death is close enough at hand so we do not need to be afraid of life.

Take risks, go out! Do not be afraid! Fear is a dictatorial attitude that paralyzes you.