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~Sir Philip Sydney~
Fearfullness, contrary to all other vices,
maketh a man think better of another,
the worse of himself.

~Edmund Burke~
No passion so effectively robs the mind of all its powers
of acting and reasoning as fear.

~Babe Ruth~
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way

~Beverly Sills~
You may be disappointed if you fail,
but you are doomed if you don’t try

~Marianne Williamson ~
Our Deepest Fear…
is not that we are inadequate,
our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented,
and fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people
won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some of us,
it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically
liberates others.

~Leonardo da Vinci~
Obstacles cannot crush me.
Every obstacle yields to stern resolve.
He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

~Kierkegaard ~
To dare is to lose your footing momentarily.
To not dare is to lose yourself

~Brendan Francis Behan~
Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin,
and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. 

~John F. Kennedy~
We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.

~Ferdinand Magellan~
The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles
have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore.  Unlike the
mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem
impossible.  It is with an iron will that they embark on the most
daring of all endeavors…  to meet the shadowy future, without fear,
and conquer the unknown.

A positive mental attitude brings with it faith, enthusiasm,
personal initiative, self-discipline, imagination and definiteness
of purpose, which attract people and beneficial opportunities.  A
negative mental attitude carries with it fear, indecision, doubt,
procrastination, irritability and anger, which repel people and
drive away favorable opportunities.

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

Once you’ve flown past the summit of your fears,
nothing will seem impossible.

~Portuguese proverb~
Stumbling is not the same as falling.