Best 200 quotes in «overcoming fear quotes» category

It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.

It is impossible to graduate from the University of Life with no scars.

It isn't a dare unless you're afraid to do it.

Lift your eyes, straighten your back, let fear and pain walk away like the turtles they are.

It’s okay to be afraid. Just don’t let it get the best of you. If you do, it will slowly creep inside you until you’re completely paralyzed. Fear has that effect, unless you bravely face it head-on. When you accept fear, it actually makes you stronger.

Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows.

Loud courage silences loud fear.

Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness, but the sweet reward is that as you make new friends and encourage others, the foolish will learn the error of their ways because you did at least show them your teeth.

No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

Life’s challenges are inevitable. We have to prepare mentally by renewing our mind with inspiration daily to be able to cope when the situation arise.

Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness, but the reward in their error be that at least they cannot blame you because you did show your teeth.

Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness, but the sweet reward of their error will be that at least they cannot blame you because you did show your teeth.

Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness, but the sweet reward is that as you make new friends and encourage others, the foolish have ignored the fact that you have already shown them your teeth.

Once your past no longer has the power to define you, your future is, quite literally, yours for the taking. Every single beautiful thing you could possibly want or imagine will be yours.

One challenge at a time, I try to turn into the face of fear and tell it “you are not my master, you are the product of my self and I am your master.” I look into the monster’s eyes until it disappears. Then I am free.

No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.

On either side of a potentially violent conflict, an opportunity exists to exercise compassion and diminish fear based on recognition of each other's humanity. Without such recognition, fear fueled by uninformed assumptions, cultural prejudice, desperation to meet basic human needs, or the panicked uncertainty of the moment explodes into violence.

One does not become strong lifting feathers.

Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden.

No thanks. This is a lovely dream, but it's a child's dream. I know some who'd argue the point, but I grew up long ago. - Rose Red (Fables: Vol.21, Happily Ever After)

One who conquers fear cannot be conquered by anyone.

One who conquers fear conquers his greatest enemy.

Only by fully experiencing fear, can you ever hope to control it.

On the road to success there is absolutely no room for criticism of self or others. Insecurity and fear masquerade as jealousy and judgment. Finding faults in others wastes time as we attempt to remove the bricks from other people’s foundations – time that could be better spent building our own. And worrying about what other people think about us also wastes the time that could be better spent expanding upon what we have built.

Our most beautiful dreams are born from our most unpleasant nightmares.

Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most.

Pain in the wilderness is an investment in pleasure in the Promised Land.

Present tears water the gardens of future blessings.

Pursuing your dreams is the best way of insulating yourself from your nightmares.

On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.

Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.

Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.

Reach for the stars, not your fears.

Reality never comes as a problem. It is only the ideas about reality that comes as a problem.

Remember, adjusting your mindset for success is, at least, half the battle of anything. In the case of overcoming our fear instead of it overcoming us – is more like 99% of a war waged in our head. ~ Connie Kerbs

Rise above your fears and you rise above your world.

Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish.

Rise in your mind and you will rise in your world.

Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.

Sanayah returned to work after a week. She said she had to come back for her clients. 'Ali didn't like it, but that was her choice. She decided that even if Ami were not supportive, the aggressive client was a rarity, a remote risk. Ten-meter hills of brownest humus and blackest ash stood between Sanayah and her return to work. The slopes were at their critical angle of repose so she was afraid to step on them; they might cascade down on her.

Scars are your greatest medals in life.

Scars mean you fought. Wrinkles mean you lived. Heartache means you loved.

Self-discipline, self-realization and self-reliance.

Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark.

Singing in a storm silences thunder’s threats.

Small steps of faith add up to great leaps of success.

Sometimes it's like: If something terrifies you, you should totally do it BECAUSE it terrifies you. And then you'll do it and you'll realise what you're capable of.

Sonnet: Political Greatness Nor happiness, nor majesty, nor fame, Nor peace, nor strength, nor skill in arms or arts, Shepherd those herds whom tyranny makes tame; Verse echoes not one beating of their hearts, History is but the shadow of their shame, Art veils her glass, or from the pageant starts As to oblivion their blind millions fleet, Staining that Heaven with obscene imagery Of their own likeness. What are numbers knit By force or custom? Man who man would be, Must rule the empire of himself; in it Must be supreme, establishing his throne On vanquished will, quelling the anarchy Of hopes and fears, being himself alone.

Standing up for your ethical principles takes courage. Courage is the ability to face danger, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain without being overcome by fear. When you see something happening in the workplace that just doesn’t seem right do you have the courage to stand-up and do something? What are you afraid of? Retribution, disapproval, your image, damaged relationships, or simply the unknown? Courage is about setting aside your fear and taking action for the good of yourself or someone else. ..approaching the person with whom you have a problem. This is NOT easy. Most of us don’t naturally confront people. To most of us, the courage to actually go up and talk face-to-face takes a superhuman Kristopher Kime level of courage. Your voice trembles, stomach hurts, beads of sweat roll down your face. It certainly FEELS like a life or death struggle. But remember, courage is about facing difficulty without being overcome by fear.