I was still afraid to sing in front of people before 'Glee.'

We played one warm-up gig at this bar that was kinda like that bar in 'The Blues Brothers' with the chicken wire. This place called The Brick House, in Housatonic. I really can't believe we're going to play for people in New York City. I'm terrified, but it's a small enough room. But it's really just supposed to be for the fun of it.

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

You cannot be a hero without being a coward.

Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.

It's time you realized that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make you dance like a puppet

A man of faith is also full of courage