“Worry is a weighty monster with poisoned tentacles. It clutches at us, grabs at our minds, steals our breath, our will. It lurks. It pounces. It colors how we perceive the world.”— Mary E. DeMuth, amazon.com
“Worry does not keep it from raining tomorrow, but it does keep it from being sunny today.”— Shannon L. Alder, amazon.com
“People have worried about things for centuries, but it has never once had a positive effect on the outcome of a situation.”— Lisa M. Schab, amazon.com
“There’s very little that worrying can do to help our situations. Worrying is like running on a treadmill… It gives us an opportunity to sweat but gets us absolutely nowhere.”— Jason Versey, amazon.com
“Exchange the bad habit of worrying with the excellent habit of trusting God.”— Elizabeth George, amazon.com
“Remember that worrying will not go away by thinking the same thought again and again. Thinking something fresh, loving and uplifting instead of worrying. Replace your worse anxiety with cheerful optimism.”— Angelica Hopes, amazon.com
“Worry and regret are both useless weights that provide no drag. They never did anything to slow down the planet for one goddamned second.”— Andrew Smith, amazon.com
“Stop worrying. There is no point to worrying, unless you are actually coming up with a game plan to tackle something. If you are worrying for no reason, stop.”— Lisa Bedrick, amazon.com
“Worrying paralyzes progress; prayer, preparation and persistence ensures it.”— T.F. Hodge, amazon.com
“Don’t be too worried for having too many things unaccomplished. Make a deal; accomplish only one thing; one special thing today. Repeat this tomorrow. It will amaze you how much you’ll get done in a week.”— Israelmore Ayivor, amazon.com
“By worrying about what will happen next year or the year after, you are using up today's time to do so.”— Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, amazon.com
“The big, bad unknown is only that until it is known. Then you look back and wonder what all the fuss and worry was about.”— S.A. Tawks, amazon.com
“Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.”— Jodi Picoult, amazon.com
“No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future.”— Roy T. Bennett, amazon.com