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Your search returned 98 matches.
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When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. |
| Author: |
Audre Lorde |
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Creating a Life Worth Living by Carol Lloyd |
| Keywords: |
goals priorities fear courage power vision |
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Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't. But you can't tell the difference when you have no real information. Fear can create even more imaginary obstacles than ignorance can. That's why the smallest step away from speculation and into reality can be an amazing relief...The Reality Solution means: Do it before you're ready. |
| Author: |
Barbara Sher |
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I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was |
| Keywords: |
obstacles circumstances fear ignorance reality action |
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The worst thing that can happen to you as an enthusiastic adult is that you could appear foolish to people who need to criticize. Let me assure you--enthusiasm is worth this risk. If you allow yourself to be enthusiastic, you'll be so full of wonder, you won't care what people think. |
| Author: |
Barbara Sher |
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I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was |
| Keywords: |
enthusiam judgementalism appearances fear risk wonder witnessing |
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Success, in my view, is the willingness to strive for something you really want. The person not reaching the top is no less a success than the one who achieved it, if they both sweated blood, sweat and tears and overcame obstacles and fears. The failure to be perfect does not mean you're not a success. |
| Author: |
Fran Tarkenton |
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Like Klockwork: The Whimsy, Wit, and (sometime) Wisdom of a Key Largo Curmudgeon by Joe Klock |
| Keywords: |
perfectionism success willingness action obstacles fear failure |
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The Great Black Things that have loomed against the horizon of my life, threatening to devour me, simply loomed and nothing more. The things that have really made me miss my train have always been sweet, soft, pretty, pleasant things of which I was not in the least afraid. |
| Author: |
Elbert Hubbard |
| Source: |
The Forbes Book of Business Quotations |
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depression fear stress anxiety |
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Do not waste worry. If you're going to worry, worry well. Put that energy to good use; aim it at an answer. Don't forget: Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action. |
| Author: |
Walter Anderson |
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The Confidence Course: Sevens Steps to Self-Fulfillment by Walter Anderson |
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worry energy problems solutions difficulties challenges circumstances focus vision anxiety fear action |
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Positive thoughts (joy, happiness, fulfillment, achievement, worthiness) have positive results (enthusiasm, calm, well-being, ease, energy, love). Negative thoughts (judgement, unworthiness, mistrust, resentment, fear) produce negative results (tension, anxiety, alienation, anger, fatigue). |
| Author: |
Peter McWilliams |
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You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought by Peter McWilliams |
| Keywords: |
attitude focus positive negative joy love happiness fulfillment self-esteem enthusiasm serenity peace wellness energy trust resentment fear tension anxiety fear fatigue emotions meaning success health |
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To hate and to fear is to be psychologically ill. It is, in fact, the consuming illness of our time. |
| Author: |
H. A. Overstreet |
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You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought by Peter McWilliams |
| Keywords: |
hate fear emotions wellness |
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. |
| Author: |
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1)
or
``Oliver Wendell Holmes (2) |
| Source: |
(1) The Artist's Way by Julie Cameron``(2) Wake-Up Calls : You Don't Have to |
| Keywords: |
past future fear strength courage |
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To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. |
| Author: |
Joseph Chilton Pearce |
| Source: |
The Artist's Way by Julie Cameron |
| Keywords: |
creativity life fear mistakes progress |
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. |
| Author: |
Seneca |
| Source: |
The Artist's Way by Julie Cameron |
| Keywords: |
risk fear action procrastination |
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The death of fear is in doing what you fear to do. |
| Author: |
Sequichie Comingdeer |
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A Cherokee Feast of Days: Daily Meditations by Joyce Sequichie Hifler |
| Keywords: |
fear action self-control courage character |
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No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize him and thus force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability. |
| Author: |
Samuel Johnson |
| Source: |
The Forbes Book of Business Quotations |
| Keywords: |
ideas imagination creativity hope fear |
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Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life...When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality. |
| Author: |
Henry David Thoreau |
| Source: |
Walden, or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau |
| Keywords: |
life hurry stress balance wisdom patience serenity calm value fear |
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This is a sane, wholesome, practical working faith: That it is a man's business to do the will of God; second, that God himself takes on the care of that man; and third, that therefore that man ought never to be afraid of anything. |
| Author: |
George MacDonald |
| Source: |
The Book of Positive Quotations |
| Keywords: |
God purpose meaning fear worry anxiety |
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I will make myself laugh at everything, for fear of having to weep. |
| Author: |
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais |
| Source: |
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations |
| Keywords: |
mood depression sadness laughter attitude joy fear cry weep choice |
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Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt. |
| Author: |
William Shakespeare (Measure by Measure) |
| Source: |
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations |
| Keywords: |
doubt self-confidence fear opportunity success failure |
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Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. |
| Author: |
William Shakespeare (Measure for Measure) |
| Source: |
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations |
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virtue courage boldness strength character fear integrity bold daring risk integrity honesty good |
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Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations...can never effect reform. |
| Author: |
Susan B. Anthony |
| Source: |
Treasury of Women's Quotations compiled and edited by Carolyn Warner. |
| Keywords: |
caution risk fear reputation change visionary mover action change reform society activism |
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Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation? |
| Author: |
Jane Austen |
| Source: |
Treasury of Women's Quotations compiled and edited by Carolyn Warner. |
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planning vision action goal success preparation delay procrastination fear afraid perfectionism joy happiness |
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A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction. |
| Author: |
Rita Mae Brown |
| Source: |
Treasury of Women's Quotations compiled and edited by Carolyn Warner |
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action fear courage apprehension optimism the best defense is a good offense independence freedom liberty strength bravery self-confidence proactive action control self-determination |
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One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never! |
| Author: |
Winston Churchill |
| Source: |
The Book of Positive Quotations |
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danger risk fear afraid procrastination threat courage bravery |
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Do not worry; eat three square meals a day; say your prayers; be courteous to your creditors; keep your digestion good; exercise; go slow and easy. Maybe there are other things your special case requires to make you happy; but, my friend, these I reckon will give you a good life. |
| Author: |
Abraham Lincoln |
| Source: |
The Book of Positive Quotations |
| Keywords: |
worry fear anxiety wellness diet food health prayer meditation spirituality courtesy responsibility pace happiness joy simplicity authenticity character |
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Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind;
The thief doth fear each bush an officer. |
| Author: |
William Shakespeare |
| Source: |
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations |
| Keywords: |
suspect guilty conscience worry anxiety fear paranoia |
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We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see. |
| Author: |
Bishop Berkeley |
| Source: |
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations |
| Keywords: |
complaining complaint blame excuses rationalization consequences responsibility argue fight anger fear hate bigotry racism mistrust suspicion |
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One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over ``and over again will. |
| Author: |
Harvey Mackay |
| Source: |
Harvey Mackay's column, "Fear of making mistakes is biggest mistake" in the 8/2/98 Arizona Republic. |
| Keywords: |
mistakes errors failure self-defeating patterns forgiveness forgiving |
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Practice easing your way along. Don't get het up or in a dither. Do your best; take it as it comes. You can handle anything if you think you can. Just keep your cool and your sense of humor. |
| Author: |
Smiley Blanton, MD |
| Source: |
The Book of Positive Quotations by John Cook |
| Keywords: |
anxiety stress fear flow flexibility ability attitude capability patience balance perspective |
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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear. |
| Author: |
Florence Nightingale |
| Source: |
The Book of Positive Quotations by John Cook |
| Keywords: |
self-confidence self-assured strength bravery courage achievement success failure fear afraid |
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The most drastic and usually the most effective remedy for fear is direct action. |
| Author: |
William Burnham |
| Source: |
The Forbes Book of Business Quotations |
| Keywords: |
fear depression worry anxiety action work effort |
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Neither anger nor fear shall find lodging in your mind. |
| Author: |
Dekanawidah |
| Source: |
A Cherokee Feast of Days: Daily Meditations by Joyce Sequichie Hifler |
| Keywords: |
fear anger mad fight security self-confidence self-control thought calm peace of mind |
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To fear love is to fear life. |
| Author: |
Bertrand Russell |
| Source: |
Love and Relationships: Inspirations for Meditation and Spiritual Growth by Eileen Campbell |
| Keywords: |
love life emotions feelings commitment marriage committed relationships fear afraid friendships sharing trust |
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When you are feeling fear of some project or idea or dream, ask yourself, What am I still curious enough about to override my fear? Follow your curiosity like a delicious scent leading you to a kitchen. Let your curiosity peel back the dry, bitter skin of drudgery to find the sweet fruit of fun at the core. Focus on what you love rather than fixating on the feelings of discomfort that sometimes accompany desire. |
| Author: |
Carol Lloyd |
| Source: |
Creating a Life Worth Living by Carol Lloyd |
| Keywords: |
curiosity inpsiration inspired motivated procrastination fear dreams ideas vision mission goals success achievement curious |
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We tell ourselves so many lies and half-truths...We listen and are duly impressed by these inner voices that turn into unseen judges that nag at us. We give each of these judges a seat of honor in our minds, all the while hating their guts and their never-ending supply of judgements...We give the judges permission to accompany us on each journey of life, never daring to realize that we can park them, at least momentarily. |
| Author: |
Eloise Ristad |
| Source: |
A Soprano on Her Head Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performances by Eloise Ristad |
| Keywords: |
inner critics judgementalism perfectionism fear procrastination |
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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me. I have accepted fear as a part of life--specifically the fear of change, the fear of the unknown; and I have gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says: turn back, turn back, you'll die if you venture too far. |
| Author: |
Erica Jong |
| Source: |
Treasury of Women's Quotations compiled and edited by Carolyn Warner |
| Keywords: |
fear change transitions growth procrastination |
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I've never been afraid to admit when I've made a mistake. It nearly drives me nuts sometimes, making mistakes. I keep telling myself I should be perfect, but that isn't what we're here for. Perfection isn't an option for us; perfection is death, Micko. We're here to learn and change, and that means making mistakes. |
| Author: |
spoken by William Pierce, a character in the novella Heads by Greg Bear |
| Source: |
Heads by Greg Bear |
| Keywords: |
mistakes errors failure learning growth education perfectionistic procrastination fear |
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Freedom requires the capacity to accept, bear and live constructively with anxiety. I refer of course to the normal anxiety all of us experience at every step in our psychological growth as well as in this upset contemporary world. To be free means to face and bear anxiety; to run away from anxiety means automatically to surrender one's freedom. |
| Author: |
Rollo May |
| Source: |
Thoughts on Leadership: A Treasury of Quotations compiled by William D. Hitt |
| Keywords: |
freedom free will stress anxiety change fear growth courage strength |
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It's the most unhappy people who most fear change. |
| Author: |
Mignon McLaughlin |
| Source: |
Treasury of Women's Quotations compiled and edited by Carolyn Warner |
| Keywords: |
happiness flexibility change fear growth |
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For me, all I can do is spit in the eye of my fears by living each day with as much passion and commitment as possible to what truly counts, such as love and justice. To give into the fear and hopelessness would be to declare defeat, something I am not ready to do while there is still the will to struggle. |
| Author: |
Lawrence Paradis |
| Source: |
'Beyond Fear and Pity' by Lawrence Paradis in the December 1998/January 1999 the issue of Mainstream magazine |
| Keywords: |
courage strength fear living priorities love persevere determination overcoming challenges obstacles difficulty problems disability |
| Quote: |
You must do the thing you think you
cannot do. |
| Author: |
Eleanor Roosevelt |
| Source: |
Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach |
| Keywords: |
overcoming challenges fear obstacles
problems difficulties determination
strength character |
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Most people think that courage is the absence of fear. The absence of fear is not courage; the absence of fear is some kind of brain damage. Courage is the capacity to go ahead in spite of the fear, or in spite of the pain. When you do that, you will find that overcoming that fear will not only make you stronger but will be a big step forward toward maturity. |
| Author: |
M. Scott Peck |
| Source: |
Further Along the Road Less Traveled: The Unending Journey Toward Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck |
| Keywords: |
courage strength bravery fear pain
determination growth |
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Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-interest, fear, despair -- these are the long, long years that bow the head and turn the growing spirit back to dust. |
| Author: |
Watterson Lowe |
| Source: |
The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,266 Thoughts on the Business of Life |
| Keywords: |
attitude beliefs authenticity aging enthusiasm worry doubt selfishness fear afraid despair |
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Your only limitations are those use set up in your mind, or permit others to set up for you. |
| Author: |
Og Mandino |
| Source: |
Soar...If You Dare by James R. Ball |
| Keywords: |
limits limitations fear potential |
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Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but... if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight. |
| Author: |
Orison Swett Marden |
| Source: |
Soar...If You Dare by James R. Ball |
| Keywords: |
obstacles problems challenges fear courage strength |
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. |
| Author: |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Source: |
Power Quotes compiled by by Daniel B. Baker |
| Keywords: |
fear afraid failure |
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...the enemy of our enemy is perspective... All we need to do is expose fears to the sunlight and they shrink. They're persistent but not brave. Or expose them to ridicule, and they flee. Laughing juries don't convict. |
| Author: |
Dale Dauten |
| Source: |
"fears always around but can't stand up to sunlight" by Dale Dauten, Arizona Republic, March 27, 2000 |
| Keywords: |
fear perspective attitude |
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We change constantly. Just as our cells die and are replenished every few months, new ideas present themselves continuously, opportunities bubble forth -- and our magnificent brains, all the while, keep processing millions of bits of information every day. If we're going to recognize and take advantage of the opportunities life affords us and at the same time worry well, we must accept this fundamental rule:
To succeed, we must be prepared to fail. |
| Author: |
Walter Anderson |
| Source: |
The Confidence Course: Seven Steps to Self-Fulfillment by Walter Anderson |
| Keywords: |
change opportunities success worry fear failure |
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Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. People grow old only by deserting their ideals and outgrowing the consciousness of youth. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul... You are as old as your doubt, your fear, your despair. The way to keep young is to keep your faith young. Keep your self-confidence young. Keep your hope young. |
| Author: |
Luella F. Phelan |
| Source: |
The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,266 Thoughts on the Business of Life |
| Keywords: |
youth attitude ideals enthusiasm doubt fear sadness despair faith hope self-confidence |
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You don't need to become perfect all at once. |
| Author: |
Thomas E. Clarke, S.J. |
| Source: |
"Fear and Anger on Our Side," Weavings, May/June 1997. |
| Keywords: |
perfectionism self-improvement growth acceptance |
| Quote: |
Anxiety, fear that something bad may happen, is at the core of many of our self-defeating responses. |
| Author: |
Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. |
| Source: |
Raising Your Emotional Intelligence: A Practical Guide by Jeanne Segal Ph.D. |
| Keywords: |
fear anxiety emotions bad habits failure |
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability. |
| Author: |
Madeleine L'Engle |
| Source: |
The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women |
| Keywords: |
maturity adulthood fear change |
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Procrastination results in apathy, discouragement, and depression, whenever we turn our backs on what we know we need to do, we turn against our higher self. We forego the power to do something positive, to turn the situation around, or open new doors. At times we all want to think about problems tomorrow, but we lose sleep unnecessarily because we forfeit facing the truth. Our inability to confront the heart of the matter causes anxiety. |
| Author: |
Alexandra Stoddard |
| Source: |
Making Choices : Discover the Joy in Living the Life You Want to Lead by Alexandra Stoddard |
| Keywords: |
procrastination put off action worry fear pessimism |
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In order to allow ourselves to be creative, we have to relinquish control and overcome fear. Why? Because real creativity is life-altering. It threatens the status quo; it makes us see things differently. It brings about change, and we are terrified of change.... we live in a wild universe -- a universe in which the truth is frightening. My son died last December. He was only forty-seven years old. That's scary, and its lousy, but it's true. Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything -- even when you want to shut your eyes. |
| Author: |
Madeleine L'Engle |
| Source: |
"Unit of One" Fast Company, April 2000 |
| Keywords: |
creativity fear control courage change truth |
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A man would do nothing, if he waited until he could do it so well that no one would find fault with what he has done. |
| Author: |
J. H. Newman |
| Source: |
The New Encyclopedia of Christian Quotations
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| Keywords: |
perfectionism fear failure |
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The great enemy of creativity is fear. When we're fearful, we freeze up... Creativity has a lot to do with
a willingness to take risks. Think about how children play. They run around the playground without thinking about where they're going. They trip, they fall down, and then they get back up again and run some more. They have a wonderful belief: that everything will be all right. They feel capable; they let go; they play... No matter how many facts and figures you have, you can't predict the future. There will always be surprises...Creativity helps us realize that we don't have to understand everything. We can ejoy something - feel it and use it - without ever fully comprehending it. |
| Author: |
Faith Ringgold |
| Source: |
"Unit of One," Fast Company, April 2000. |
| Keywords: |
fear courage creativity play |
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Running from fear only strengthens fear -- you are demonstrating that fear has power over you. Fear must be faced and gone through... Only then do we learn the truth of fear -- that fear is merely an illusion, not a real thing. |
| Author: |
Peter McWilliams |
| Source: |
You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought by Peter McWilliams |
| Keywords: |
face your fear acceptance courage bravery |
| Quote: |
Fear is useless
Faith is necessary
Love is everything! |
| Author: |
Martin Sheen |
| Source: |
"Public Lives, Private Prayers," Spirituality and Health, Summer 2001. |
| Keywords: |
fear faith belief love |
| Quote: |
There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings. Fear grows in the darkness; if you think there's a bogeyman around, turn on the light. |
| Author: |
Dorothy Thompson |
| Source: |
Treasury of Women's Quotations compiled and edited by Carolyn Warner |
| Keywords: |
fear afraid |
| Quote: |
Healthy fear evokes fully awakened attention and calm point in the presence
of realities we cannot control. It cautions us before we dive into ocean
breakers, safeguards us on narrow mountain paths with spectacular views, and makes us respectful when approaching the sacred mystery of any person. In healthy fear, what little power we may have is wonderfully concentrated. It is the mother of wisdom and the companion of courage. |
| Author: |
Robert C. Morris |
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