Fear Of Failure Quotes - Page 10

• The most ominous of fallacies - the belief that things can be kept static by inaction

  Freya Stark

  Mistake, Belief, Static

  Freya Stark (1964). “The Journey's Echo: Selections”

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• Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk.
  And it masks itself as procrastination.

  Lisa Anderson

  Procrastination, People, Risk

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• I wasn't going to be one of those people who died wondering what if? I would keep putting my dreams to the test - even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

  Alex Haley

  Dream, People, What If

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• The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one's children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them

  Bruno Bettelheim

  Children, Book, Offering

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• Fear of failure is the reason most often cited to explain why so many aspiring writers never realize their dreams. But I think it’s that same fear of failure that absolutely invigorates those who do push through-that is, the fear of not being heard.

  Betsy Lerner

  Dream, Thinking, Realizing

  Betsy Lerner (2016). “The Forest for the Trees: An editor's advice to writers”, p.13, Pan Macmillan

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• FEAR IS THE MIND-KILLER. FEAR IS THE LITTLE-DEATH THAT BRINGS TOTAL OBLITERATION.

  Frank Herbert

  Fear, Fantasy Novels, Scary

  Frank Herbert (2003). “Dune”, p.203, Penguin

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• You gain strength, courage, and confidence by doing the thing which you think you cannot do.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Running, Fear, Cancer

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• Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.

  William Arthur Ward

  Failure, Delay, Detours

  William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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• Fear seems to have many causes. Fear of loss, fear of failure, fear of being hurt, and so on, but ultimately all fear is the ego's fear of death, of annihilation. To the ego, death is always just around the corner. In this mind-identified state, fear of death affects every aspect of your life.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Hurt, Loss, Ego

  Eckhart Tolle (2010). “The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment”, p.44, New World Library

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• Is your fear of failure greater than your desire to succeed?

  Zig Ziglar

  Desire, Succeed, Greater

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• The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man.

  Pat Paulsen

  Fear, Breast Cancer, Men

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• I worry sometimes that humans are afraid of helping humans. There's less risk associated with animals, less fear of failure, fear of getting to involved.

  Marina Keegan

  Life, Animal, Worry

  Marina Keegan (2014). “The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories”, p.153, Simon and Schuster

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• Fear of Failure becomes Fear of Success for those who Never Try Anything New.

  Wayne Dyer

  Motivational, Trying, Fear Of Success

  Wayne W. Dyer (2009). “Everyday Wisdom for Success (Easyread Large Edition)”, p.96, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• One reason people never attempt new things is their fear of failure.

  Zig Ziglar

  People, Reason, New Things

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• Ultimately, fear of failure generates a vicious circle that creates what is most feared. To break this cycle, you need to make peace with failure. It isn't enough to merely tolerate it; you need to appreciate the failure and use it.

  Dan Millman

  Circles, Appreciate, Needs

  Dan Millman (1999). “Body Mind Mastery: Creating Success in Sport and Life”, p.48, New World Library

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• Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible, the fear of failure. Never forget your personal legend. Your silent heart will guide you. Be silent now. It is the possibility of a dream that makes life interesting. You can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something important.

  Paulo Coelho

  Dream, Heart, Fighting

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• You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.

  Kobe Bryant

  People, May, Captives

  "Kobe Bryant sets mark for misses" by Baxter Holmes, abcnews.go.com. November 11, 2014.

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• Don't let fear of failure discourage you. Don't let the voice of critics paralyze you - whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Voice, Discouraging, Critics

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• Look for small victories and build on that. Each small victory, even if it is just getting up five minutes earlier, gives you confidence. You realize that these little victories make you feel great, and you keep going. You realize that being paralyzed by fear of failure is worse than failure.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Giving, Victory, Looks

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• In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are four words that, when said, can bring out the best in your team, your employees, and your family. I BELIEVE IN YOU. Those four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Team, Believe, Mean

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• May we understand that fear of failure is worse than failure itself

  Paulo Coelho

  May

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• Often the biggest obstacle in meeting life’s challenges is actually our own fear of failure.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Challenges, Obstacles, Meetings

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• When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Music, Fear, Danger

  Henry David Thoreau (2006). “Thoreau and the Art of Life: Precepts and Principles”, p.13, Heron Dance Press

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• I went to a motivational training course once, a course of self-discovery, and I found out after a week that my fear - it was not a fear of not being accepted - was a very violent fear of failure.

  Emanuel Steward

  Discovery, Self, Training

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• Don't play it safe. Resist the seductions of the cowardly values our society has come to prize so highly: comfort, convenience, security, predictability, control. These, too, are nets. Above all, resist the fear of failure. Yes, you will make mistakes. But they will be your mistakes, not someone else's. And you will survive them, and you will know yourself better for having made them, and you will be a fuller and a stronger person.

  William Deresiewicz

  Mistake, Play, Stronger

  "What Are You Going to Do With That?". Essay adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May 2010, www.chronicle.com. October 03, 2010.

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