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Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate read more
Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.
We are not apt to fear for the fearless, when we are companions
in their danger.
We are not apt to fear for the fearless, when we are companions
in their danger.
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men read more
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to
negotiate.
Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to
negotiate.
It is tormenting to fear what you cannot overcome.
[Lat., Crux est si metuas quod vincere nequeas.]
It is tormenting to fear what you cannot overcome.
[Lat., Crux est si metuas quod vincere nequeas.]
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.
You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.
You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.
I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, read more
I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to.