“If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.”— Natalie Goldberg, amazon.com
“If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.”— Sara Bareilles, amazon.com
“When we experience our fear, when we say the words 'I am scared,' we have the choice, the ability to acknowledge that being 'scared' is not who we are. It is not our identity.”— Paul Glaser, paulmichaelglaser.org
“Tragedy depends on the way you see it. If you chose to be a victim of the world, anything which happens to you will feed that dark side of your soul, where you consider yourself wronged, suffering, guilty and deserving punishment. If you choose to be an adventurer, the changes – even the inevitable…”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“Love is like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day, you want more. You’re not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things. You think about the person you love for two minutes, and forget them for three hours. But then…”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“I think people would be happier if they admitted things more often. In a sense we are all prisoners of some memory, or fear, or disappointment — we are all defined by something we can’t change.”— Simon Van Booy, amazon.com
“Fear is at the root of so many of the barriers that women face. Fear of not being liked. Fear of making the wrong choice. Fear of drawing negative attention. Fear of overreaching. Fear of being judged. Fear of failure. And the holy trinity of fear: the fear of being a bad mother/ wife/ daughter.”— Sheryl Sandberg, amazon.com
“We live in a world where people are afraid to feel anything genuine, or at the very least, are afraid to show it.”— Melissa Moeller, thoughtcatalog.com
“You must not fear, hold back, count or be a miser with your thoughts and feelings. It is also true that creation comes from an overflow, so you have to learn to intake, to imbibe, to nourish yourself and not be afraid of fullness. The fullness is like a tidal wave which then carries you, sweeps you…”— Anaïs Nin, amazon.com
“Here’s my advice for anybody out there who is creative and scared: Shout until they fucking hear you. And then shout even louder.”— Chris Gethard, youtube.com
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.”— Frederick Buechner, goodreads.com
“There have been times in business when it has made sense to change strategy or even walk away from a deal. You must never be afraid to walk away from a bad deal.”— Donald Trump, amazon.com