When I thought about why I was sometimes reluctant to push myself, I realized that it was because I was afraid of failure—but in order to have more success, I needed to be willing to accept more failure. —Gretchen Rubin More about this quote Tags: fear acceptance failure reluctance Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Sometimes, it's the scary things in life that are the most worthwhile. —Cora Carmack in Losing It More about this quote Tags: fear Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them. —Ernie Banks More about this quote Tags: fear sports debt control Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I know that's what people say—you'll get over it. I'd say it, too. But I know it's not true. Oh, you'll be happy again, never fear. But you won't forget. —Betty Smith in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn More about this quote Tags: fear Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all. —Eleanor Roosevelt More about this quote Tags: fear caring Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I've wasted a lot of time in my life. I've thought too much about what people will say or what they're gonna think. And sometimes it's over silly things like going to the grocery store or going to the post office. But there have been times when I really stopped myself from doing something special. All because I was scared someone might look at me and decide I wasn't good enough. —Julie Murphy in Dumplin More about this quote Tags: fear others enough time waste Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn't spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say. —Gail Honeyman in Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine More about this quote Tags: emotions fear hiding fine Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
People often feel threatened by things that are different. It reflects their ignorance, not your reality. —Lori Wilde in Love of the Game More about this quote Tags: reality fear ignorance threat Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
In the beginning there is not much difference between the coward and the courageous person. The only difference is, the coward listens to his fears and follows them, and the courageous person puts them aside and goes ahead. —Osho in Courage More about this quote Tags: fear courage cowardess Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
This had always frightened her about marriage: how satisfied married people seemed, how unable they were to ask for more. She couldn't imagine feeling satisfied. —Brit Bennett in The Mothers More about this quote Tags: fear satisfaction marriage Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I see someone who's trying very hard. I see someone who's nervous, but stronger than she knows. I see someone who's worried, but doesn't need to be. —Ruth Ware in The Lying Game More about this quote Tags: fear trying nervousness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It's actually easy to tell if your house is haunted: It isn't. Grow up. —Jimmy Carr More about this quote Tags: fear haunting Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up. —Oscar Wilde More about this quote Tags: fear others jealousy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery. —Aldous Huxley in Those Barren Leaves More about this quote Tags: fear obscurity genuineness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I was afraid no one would laugh, and I wanted to pretend I wasn't noticing the audience. I didn't want the audience to get the idea I was telling a joke and waiting for a laugh. —Mort Saul More about this quote Tags: fear laughter audience Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email