Fear Of Failure Quotes - Page 9

• Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man. But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness. It was deeper and more intimate that the fear of evil and capricious gods and of magic, the fear of the forest, and of the forces of nature, malevolent, red in tooth and claw. Okonkwo’s fear was greater than these. It was not external but lay deep within himself.

  Chinua Achebe

  Heart, Men, Okonkwo

  Chinua Achebe (1996). “Things Fall Apart”, p.9, Heinemann

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• The number one cause of failure in this country is the fear of failure.

  Steve Harvey

  Country, Numbers, Causes

  "Brutal Weather in Much of the Country; Major Tax/Unemployment Vote Expected this Week; Holbrooke Still in Critical Condition; Holiday Drinks Wreaking Havoc on Your Waistline; Steve Harvey on the Key to Success". "CNN Newsroom", www.cnn.com. December 12, 2010.

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• Genius is neither learned nor acquired. It is knowing without experience. It is risking without fear of failure. It is perception without touch. It is understanding without research. It is certainty without proof. It is ability without practice. It is invention without limitations. It is imagination without boundaries. It is creativity without constraints. It is...extraordinary intelligence!

  Patricia Polacco

  Creativity, Practice, Knowing

  FaceBook post by Patricia Polacco from Mar 24, 2014

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• And my fear of failure has been lifelong and deep. If you are what you do- and I think my parents may have accidentally given me this idea- and you do poorly, what then? It’s over; you’re wiped out. All those prophecies you heard in the dark have come true, and people can see the real you, see what a schmendrick you are, what a fraud.

  Anne Lamott

  Real, Dark, Thinking

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• Artistic anorexia & sexual avoidance have the same root fears – fear of intimacy, fear of exposure, fear of failure”.

  Julia Cameron

  Roots, Anorexia, Artistic

  Julia Cameron (2013). “The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart”, p.257, Souvenir Press

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• Many people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life. To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honor.

  Oscar Wilde

  Self, People, Honor

  Oscar Wilde (2005). “Picture of Dorian Gray”, p.51, Prestwick House Inc

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• If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?

  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  Gambling, Forever, Action

  Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn (1973). “The First Circle”

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• We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Mistake

  1859 Self-Help, ch.11.

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• It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Change, Positive

  Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses”, p.2, Courier Corporation

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• What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Being Strong, Confidence, Courage

  Vincent van Gogh, Vincent Willem Gogh (1927). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh to His Brother, 1872-1886: With a Memoir by His Sister-in-law, J. Van Gogh-Bonger ...”

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• No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

  William Feather

  Positive, Fun, Inspirational Life

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• In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Fear, Failure

  Essays "Prudence" (1841)

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• Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.

  George Eliot

  Happiness, Inspiring, Perseverance

  George Eliot (2015). “Middlemarch: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.152, Penguin

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• Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison". Book by Deborah Headstrom-Page, 2007.

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• Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

  Charlie Chaplin

  Courage, Failure, Humility

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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  Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

  Truman Capote

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Truman Capote, M. Thomas Inge (1987). “Truman Capote: Conversations”, p.189, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it.

  Kobe Bryant

  Hurt, Badass, Night

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• A minute's success pays the failure of years.

  Robert Browning

  Inspirational, Success, Softball

  Robert Browning (1899). “Poetical Works”

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• If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Wisdom, Time, Stress

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• Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.

  Mia Hamm

  Inspiring, Soccer, Football

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• When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

  Napoleon Hill

  Motivational, Attitude, Failure

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.92, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.18, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• People living deeply have no fear of death.

  Anais Nin

  Life, Inspiring, Death

  "The Diary Of Anais Nin, Volume Two (1934-1939)". Book by Anais Nin, 1970.

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• I can plunk out enough chords to write a song, but I'm completely afraid to play guitar in front of other people. It's a fear of failure, I guess.

  Mandy Moore

  Song, Writing, Guitar

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• The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision.

  John Major

  Mistake, Failure, Discovery

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