Barbara Sher Quotes

If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

If something scares me, then I have to do it.

I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm damn well gonna do it!

The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.

Cowardice is how you decide to be in real life

The scariest moment is always just before you start.

Everyone is coming from a place of fear and my feeling is stop being so afraid. If something doesn't work then that's fine at least then you know it doesn't work. Don't worry so much about it not working, you can always fix that.

If you want to be successful, you have to jump, there's no way around it. When you jump, I can assure you that your parachute will not open right away. But if you do not jump, your parachute will never open. If you're safe, you'll never soar!

Suppose, my dear Chadd, suppose it is we who are the idiots because we are not afraid of devils in the dark?

If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don't do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.

It’s foolish to fear what we’ve yet to see and know.

The truth is, I was afraid the day I walked into Stanford. And I was afraid the day I walked out.

Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.

It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.

Whenever we're afraid, it's because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.

When you're fearful, you stumble.

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

Half the things that people do not succeed in are through fear of making the attempt.

The thing is most people are afraid to step out, to take a chance beyond their established identity.

True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

I believe in tackling things you're afraid of.

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.