We all have fears, some more than others, but fear will always be here. What separates successful people from others is that successful people recognize their fears and move beyond them. Here are 21 inspirational quotes to help you crush your fears.
1. “One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.” —Henry Ford
2. “Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.” —Napoleon Hill
3. “Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.” —Douglas Horton
4. “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” — Vincent van Gogh
5. “Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.” — HELEN KELLER
6. “When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.” — RALPH WALDO EMERSON
7. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one.” — ELBERT HUBBARD
8. “Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.” —William Congreve
9. “Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.” — VIRGIL THOMSON
10. “Fear has its use, but cowardice has none.” —Mahatma Gandhi
11. ” Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” — GEORGE ADAIR
12. “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
13. “Fear has two meanings: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.” — Zig Zigler
14. “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” — ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
15. “He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
16. “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” — MARIE CURIE
17. “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.” — DALE CARNEGIE
18. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” — Nelson Mandela
19. “Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.” —Bear Grylls
20. “Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter. ” — Francis Chan
21. “Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most.” — Matshona Dhliwayo
