Fear & Worry
341 quotes: 12 by Keith Craft, 329 from other voices.
Other voices on Fear & Worry
- Having courage does not mean that we are unafraid. Having courage and showing courage mean we face our fears. We are able to say, 'I have fallen, but I will get up.'
- He has but one great fear that fears to do wrong.
- He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
- He that is over-cautious will accomplish but very little.
- He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
- He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.Michel de MontaigneSourced
- He who foresees calamities, suffers them twice over.
- He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.
- He who indulges in empty fears earns himself real fears.
- Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over fear; fear of poverty, of suffering, of calumny, of sickness, of isolation and death.... It is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage.
- Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay.
- How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.Thomas JeffersonSourced
- I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.
- I dare no more fret than I dare curse and swear.
- I don’t understand why everyone is afraid of failing when it hurts so much more to miss out on everything that you dream of because you lack the courage to try.
- I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
- I have lived my life according to this principle: If I’m afraid of it, then I must do it.
- I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
- I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.
- I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
- I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you’re capable of doing and what you’re not.
- I never ‘worry’ about action, but only about inaction.
- I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I'm more afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.
- If it can be solved, there's no need to worry, and if it can't be solved, worry is of no use.
- If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.
- If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret.
- If you aren’t living your dreams then you’re living your fears.
- If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying?ShantidevaCommonly attributed
- If you can’t beat fear, just do it scared.
- If you do the best and the most you can today, don't worry about tomorrow.
- If you face just one opponent, and you doubt yourself, you're out-numbered
- If you fixate on the worst-case scenario and it actually happens, you’ve lived it twice.
- If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
- If you prayed as much as you worry, you'd have nothing to worry about.
- If you sense your life's a mess right now, this is simply because your fears are just a little stronger than your faith.
- If you visualize your worries and your fears, you will make them real.
- I’m optimistic because I only worry about what I can control. You’re pessimistic because you’re worried about everything you can’t.
- Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
- Instead of worrying about everything that could go wrong, focus on everything that could go right.
- Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.