The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
--F.D.R.
Cowardice...is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the
functioning of the imagination.
--Ernest Hemingway
The one permanent emotion of the inferior man (or woman) is fear--fear
of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he (or she) wants
beyond everything else is safety.
--H.L. Mencken
Do one thing everyday that scares you.
--Eleanor Roosevelt
Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
--Pliny the Younger
We cannot escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies us on all our exciting adventures. Take a risk a day-- one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it.
--Susan Jeffers
The secret of life is not to get rid of the butterflies
in your stomach but to get them to fly in formation.
--quoted by Mark Bryan in "The Prodigal Father"
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear. Not the absence of fear.
--God's Little Devotional Book
See also:
- Bedtime stories for your inner child
- Inspirational & motivational thoughts
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