“Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartedness that requires the true courage -- however often we are hurt as a result of it.”

“To save the world requires faith and courage: faith in reason, and courage to proclaim what reason shows to be true.”

“Today we need a special kind of courage. Not the kind needed in battle, but a kind which makes us stand up for everything that we know is right, everything that is true and honest. We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics, so that we can show the world that we are not afraid of the future.”

“It’s not manly to hurt others or belittle them. Respect and kindness require more courage because people take advantage of those.”

“It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.”

“We can all pretend to be cynical and scheming, but when we’re faced with purity and innocence, the cynical mask drops off.”

“Faith engenders courage; and also requires it.”

“Science is based on experiment, on a willingness to challenge old dogma, on an openness to see the universe as it really is. Accordingly, science sometimes requires courage - at the very least the courage to question the conventional wisdom.”

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”

“Love always requires courage and involves risk.”