Cowards die many times before their deaths the valiant never taste of death but once.
~ William Shakespeare
Every man through fear mugs his aspirations a dozen times a day.
~ Brendan Francis
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca
I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday and I love today.
~ William Allen White
We are more disturbed by a calamity which threatens us than by one which has befallen us.
~ John Lancaster Spalding
We need not be afraid of the future for the future will be in our own hands.
~ Thomas E. Dewey
It is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear.
~ E. H. Harriman
The future is called perhaps which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is not to allow that to scare you.
~ Tennessee Williams
Cowardice ... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.
~ Ernest Hemingway
Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.
~ Arthur Somers Roche
Most of the fear that spoils our life comes from attacking difficulties before we get to them.
~ Dr. Frank Crane
Fear is created not by the world around us but in the mind by what we think is going to happen.
~ Elizabeth Gawain
Proust has pointed out that the predisposition to love creates it's own objects: is this not also true of fear?
~ Elizabeth Bowen
Fear breeds fear.
~ Byron Janis
Fear to let fall a drop and you spill a lot.
~ Malay Proverb
The truly fearless think of themselves as normal.
~ Margaret Atwood
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
~ William James
We are terrified by the idea of being terrified.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
That fear of missing out on things makes you miss out on everything.
~ Etty Hillesum
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
~ Napoléon Bonaparte
What we fear comes to pass more speedily than what we hope.
~ Publilius Syrus
The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you will make one.
~ Elbert Hubbard
The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.
~ Lucan
The thing we fear we bring to pass.
How often the fear of one evil leads into a worse.
~ Nicolas Bouleau-Despreaux
Fears are educated into us and can if we wish be educated out.
~ Dr. Karl Menninger
Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn.
~ Marianne Williamson
Human beings are born with just two basic fears. One is the fear of loud noises. The other is the fear of falling. All other fears must be learned.
~ Ronald Rood
Needless fear and panic over disease or misfortune that seldom materialize are simply bad habits. By proper ventilation and illumination of the mind it is possible to cultivate tolerance poise and real courage.
~ Elie Metchnikoff
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
~ Marie Curie
We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
~ William Faulkner
Victory over fear is the first spiritual duty of man.
~ Nicholas Berdyaev
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
~ Louisa May Alcott
One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.
~ Katherine Anne Porter
Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose. Everyone has bad stretches and real successes.
~ Nancy Kerrigan
Fear of success can also be tied into the idea that success means someone else's loss. Some people are unconsciously guilty because they believe their victories are coming at the expense of another.
~ Joan C. Harvey
Most people are afraid of failing. I think there's nothing wrong in failing.
~ Mark N. Cohen
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
~ Paul Sweeney
I'm afraid of being lazy and complacent. I'm afraid of taking myself too seriously.
~ Barbara Hershey
The sheer rebelliousness in giving ourselves permission to fail frees a childlike awareness and clarity. ... When we give ourselves permission to fail we at the same time give ourselves permission to excel.
~ Eloise Ristad
