Quotes by Fear I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself. Steve Earle obstaclesfearthinking Your dream has to be bigger than your fear. Steve Harvey feardreaminspirational I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it. Steve Irwin koalasnaturefear There is an awful lot of what I call recreational jazz going on, where people go out and learn a particular language or style and become real sharks on somebody else's language. Steve Lacy sharksrealfear Americans are apocalyptic by nature. The reason why is that we've always had so much, so we live in deadly fear that people are going to take it away from us. Stephen King fearreason-whypeople Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Steve Jobs failurefearlife The injury that we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance. Steve Perry fearmenneeds Everything we "know" from above [heaven], we know from down here [earth]. How can you take something like that seriously? Steve Stevaert earthfearheaven Side effect of overemphasizing the importance of personal security in your life is that it can cause you to live reactively. Steve Pavlina causesfearsides The exact process you use to build courage isn't important. What's important is that you consciously do it. Just as your muscles will atrophy if you don't regularly stress them, your courage will atrophy if you don't consistently challenge yourself to face down your fears. In the absence of this kind of conscious conditioning, you'll automatically become weak in both body and mind. If you aren't regularly exercising your courage, then you are strengthening your fear by default; there is no middle ground. Steve Pavlina stressfearexercise Don't be afraid, you can do it. Steve Jobs you-can-do-itfearcan-do It was even odds that the thing I was the most afraid of didn't actually exist at all. Steven Kotler oddsfear Sex and excretion are reminders that anyone's claim to round-the-clock dignity is tenuous. The so-called rational animal has a desperate drive to pair up and moan and writhe. Steven Pinker fearanimalsex We fear discovering that we are more than we think we are. More than our parents/children/teachers think we are. We fear that we actually possess the talent that our still, small voice tells us. That we actually have the guts, the perseverance, the capacity. We fear that we truly can steer our ship, plant our flag, reach our Promised Land. We fear this because, if it’s true, then we become estranged from all we know. We pass through a membrane. We become monsters and monstrous. Steven Pressfield perseverancefearteacher Fear doesn't go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day. Steven Pressfield warriorartistfear As always, the blessed relief of starting, a feeling that was like falling into a hole filled with bright light. As always, the glum knowledge that he would not write as well as he wanted to write. As always the terror of not being able to finish, of accelerating into a brick wall. As always, the marvelous joyful nervy feeling of journey begun. Stephen King wallblessedfear The last 100 years of research into the human brain...sees the brain as an organ that works by physical principles just like the other organs in the body...our emotions and higher callings, such as religion, as well as our grubby low-level physical systems like stereo vision and motor control, are products of a machine. Steven Pinker fearbrainyears If you're are paralyzed with fear it's a good sign. It shows you what you have to do. Steven Pressfield paralyzedshowsfear If you have stage fright, it never goes away. But then I wonder: is the key to that magical performance because of the fear? Stevie Nicks stage-performancekeysfear Fear doesn't go away. The battle must be fought anew every day. Steven Pressfield going-awaybattlefear«112113114115116117118119120121122»
