“To philosophize is only another way of being afraid and leads hardly anywhere but to cowardly make-believe.”

“Philosophizing is simply one way of being afraid, a cowardly pretense that doesn't get you anywhere.”

“Cowards, I believe, are people who are afraid to embrace what they want or need in a natural, honest way.”

“The only way I could endure being a coward was if I was the only one who knew it.”

“You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion.”

“But we're not only like Pilate in being cowardly leaders. We can also be like him by being cowards when it comes to suffering for Christ. That's another way of describing Pilate's sin. He approves of Jesus, he marvels at Him, he proclaims His innocence, but he's not willing to suffer for Him any way. When Jesus becomes too inconvenient, Pilate is out.”