Errors and exaggerations do not matter. What matters is boldness in thinking with a strong-pitched voice, in speaking out about things as one feels them in the moment of speaking; in having the temerity to proclaim what one believes to be true without fear of the consequences. If one were to await the possession of the absolute truth, one must be either a fool or a mute. If the creative impulse were muted, the world would then be stayed on its march.

If there are still men who really want to live in this world, they should first dare to speak out, to laugh, to cry, to be angry, to accuse, to fight-that they may at least cleanse this accursed place of its accursed atmosphere!

Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.

Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.

The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal.

A decent boldness ever meets with friends.

It is the bold man who every time does best, at home or abroad.

In difficult situations when hope seems feeble, the boldest plans are safest.

The best mask for demoralization is daring.

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.