Fear of Taking Risks Quotes

Suppose you should fail. Is that so terrible? Not to have tried is a worse failure.

Those who make no mistakes are making the biggest mistakes of all - they are attempting nothing new.

What a shame to be so afraid of failure that you stop living. My wife has a great one-liner about failure: "Never consider yourself a failure-you can always serve as a bad example." She is right. Failure can be a better teacher than success.

If you try you may fail, if you don't try you're guaranteed to fail.

One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.

The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.

But I didn’t dare. That has always been my trouble. I’ve never dared enough.

When it feels scary to jump, that’s exactly when you jump. Otherwise you end up staying the same place your whole life. And that I can’t do.

If you take risks, you may fail; but if you don't take risks, you will surely fail

I'm afraid to live any place but in expectation. I'm no life-risk.

Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.

And indeed there will be time to wonder, 'Do I dare?', and 'Do I dare?

I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.

Fear of trying causes paralysis. Trying causes only trembling and sweating.

Cowardice is no virtue.

The seven deadly sins should be updated. We should add an eighth sin: Cowardice.

Because people are afraid of fear, they give up acre after acre of their own life.

I'm not brave enough to be a coward; I see the consequences too clearly.

Fear is the ultimate cause of failure and disappointment.

What we should really fear is not failure but the heart that is no longer brave enough to take risks and embrace challenges

Fear can be one of the most destructive emotions. It is, of course, also very important, in that fear sometimes stops you from doing stupid things. But it can also stop you from doing creative or exciting or experimental things. It can cloud your judgement of others, and lead to all kinds of evil. The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings of our lives.

The true source of our sufferings has been our timidity.

As many people die from an excess of timidity as from bravery.

Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail.

The fearful are the failing.