Norman Vincent Peale Quotes

If you're afraid to do something then you're probably never going to achieve it.

My advice is don't keep asking yourself if you can do something. Just get out there and do it. You can really surprise yourself.

When you're doing something that you think - that you know - is a breakthrough, you cannot obsess about the possibility of failure. That is just not a great place to go.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

If you want to do things – to change things – you must run the risk of not succeeding.

You make progress; then you get courage to make more.

I don’t care about risk, honestly. The riskiest thing to do is not to act. I would far rather try and fail than fail not trying.

I think if you have too much fear, you're never going to break ground or develop.

I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet.

I just feel it's a shame to let fear get in your way and stop you achieving things.

Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. But I want to carry them out. It is a matter of getting up and doing it.

I thought in terms of the enthusiasm of doing it. I didn't think about whether I was ready.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

You will never win if you never begin.

Don't wait. If it's not right, move on.

Nothing's going to come to you by sitting around and waiting for it.

If you want to do something, go for it -you've got nothing to lose.

A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. You must act as you breathe.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.

Every time I act on a fear, I feel disappointed in myself. I have a lot of fear. If I can quit all fear in my life and all guilt, then I tend to be much, much more living up to my standards. I've never seen a person fail if they didn't fear failure.

What's the problem with 'never?' It keeps you from trying. It ensures that you will fail. End of story.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

Don't wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.