#fear

Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice. ↗

— André Gide

#fear #ridicule #cowardice

A further sign of health is that we don't become undone by fear and trembling, but we take it as a message that it's time to stop struggling and look directly at what's threatening us. ↗

— Pema Chödrön

#health #trembling #struggle

Everybody gets scared sometimes, May Belle. You don't have to be ashamed. ↗

— Katherine Paterson

#shame #shame

Though my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything. ↗

— Erica Jong

#envy

Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious. ↗

— Jimmy Stewart

#jimmy-stewart #mistakes #judgment

When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears. ↗

— Anthony Robbins

#anthony-robbins #fear #grateful #gratitude #gratitude

Why does it take fear to move you? Why does it take chaos to make us understand exactly what we need to do? ↗

— Laura Dave

#love #love

There is nothing more liberating than having your worst fear realized. ↗

— Conan O'Brien

#liberalism

A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness. ↗

— Criss Jami

#denial #facing #facing-fear #facing-problems #fear

Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person. ↗

— David M. Burns

#perfection #paradox