Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter's honor.

Christian faith needs continuous maintenance. It requires attending to. "If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. If you leave a white post alone it will soon be a black post.

To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.

Rusbridger's curious success, especially for a temperamentally remote figure, has been to give a reasonable face to the Guardian's quite quixotic mission.

I know you're scared, but you gotta grab hold of yourself. Every time you give in to your fears, you're lettin' that man win. and every time you do that, he gets stronger while you get weaker. Givin' in to your fears will rob you blind. You'll end up a prisoner to that man for the rest of your life.

Courage comes from a heart that is CONVINCED it is loved.

Show me how to carry Your Presence boldly, not trying to reduce Your truth in fear of offending people.

Passionless leaders cost everyone who follows them.

Never wound a snake; kill it.

In real life I have conquered my worst fears by fighting and beating bigger wrestlers in dangal. So I am not afraid of anything.

I learned about fighting from taking on the National Front skinheads outside Ilford Town Hall in the 70s - they were big men and we were 14 or 15-year-old boys.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.