“The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.”

“being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you.”

“If you love the language, the greatest thing you can do to ensure its survival is not to complain about bad usage but to pass your enthusiasm to a child. Find a child and read to it often the things you admire, not being afraid to read the classics.”

“...what was important, what mattered, was not the fact of being afraid, but what you did, the choices you made, when you were afraid. And maybe that was something to do with being alive--or staying dead.”

“In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "You take it!”

“The most important thing is that you love what you are doing, and the second that you are not afraid of where your next idea will lead.”