On the subject of his music, though, he speaks fearlessly, with conviction.
The reality of European politics is that anyone who speaks fearlessly on the big issues is unlikely to win a big EU job.
But Pinter's widow, historian Lady Antonia Fraser, did, arguing in the award blurb: "In the course of his long, distinguished career, David Hare has never failed to speak out fearlessly on the subject of politics in the broadest sense".
Their stories are all true, and the women speak them fearlessly, poetically, in unflinching detail.
Today there are precious few leaders courageous enough to speak out fearlessly in support of the truth when it comes to Israel, and when it is so unpopular to do so.
Especially on college campuses where anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activism now run rampant, these efforts are critical and have inspired many Jewish students to identify proudly, and speak out fearlessly.
This Act helped civil society to speak out fearlessly on social issues such as the poor status of maternal health care services and give convincing evidences in favor of their arguments based on the information received from the government under this Act.
Yet Hester spoke so fearlessly, accepting as her due a simple fact, that a display of emotion on his part seemed out of place.
Another of Mr. Tremlett's heroes is Gotzone Mora, a university lecturer in Bilbao who has spoken out fearlessly against ETA, the violent Basque separatist organization.
"This is an art which was very important to Harold not only for the poetry but also as part of the essential process of speaking up fearlessly: which is the basis on which the PEN Pinter Prize is founded," she said.
