Alice Walker Quotes

I think I get going because I try not to put added pressure on myself because a lot of times, you can be very good at what you do, but when you get ready, you have to be prepared to get it going.

I've always been an A or B student. When I get a B, I freak out a little bit!

I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed.

I feel less adrenaline in my body now, but more in my head. I tried to be at my best, and I succeeded.

I was in high school, trying to get out of high school. The only thing slowing me up was grades.

Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you don't know how it feels to lose it all.

We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.

I am a really bad test taker. I can get straight As in school, but I get nervous on test.

You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F.

I try to keep my confidence on the charts, but I'm a confident guy as well. You've got to be that way. If you don't think that you're the best, then you won't perform that way.

You can't be afraid of failure and you can't be afraid of success, because either one gets in the way of your work.

Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.

I guess I'm motivated by the fear of failure to some degree and knowing what can happen when you don't do things the way you need to do them to have success.

Fear of failure, it's the greatest motivational tool. It drives me and drives me and drives me.

'Don't worry about it, and you'll be great,' said nobody, ever.

I'm the type of person, I have to study to get an A on the test.

Pressure is self-doubt when you're unprepared.

Fear of failure is caused by lack of self-esteem and confidence. Dealing with fear is the key to super success.

I suppose that fear of failure is what drives me on.

I've always said that your attitude is your best friend and your worst enemy.

Fear of failure is a great thing. It pushes you past your comfort levels.

It's a fear of failure which drives me on.

I couldn't stand the thought of not succeeding; failure was more than I could deal with.

If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.

I never felt I was quite the ticket academically. I always felt I had to put in an enormous amount of effort not to be disappointing. So I worked really hard, but at the time it suited me, because I didn't do very much else.