Barbara Sher Quotes

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.

There is no magic method of beginning... Take hold of your nerves, and jump.

To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow.

To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

I remember my choir teacher in high school told me, 'When in doubt, sing loud.' I'm a terrible singer, but I always auditioned for the musicals, and would get cast in them because I really would just put it all out there. That was really good advice, and I think it works for everything, not just acting.

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

Every time I feel fearful of something now, I do it.

If I'm going for a shot, then I've just resolved to go for it and not think too much about it.

Courage is nothing more than taking one step more than you think you can.

I believe great people do things before they are ready.

The brave man is not the one without fear but the one who does what he must despite being afraid. To succeed, you must be willing to risk total failure; you must learn this.

Fear will try to keep you from taking that first step. Don't give in to fear, do it afraid.

Do what you're afraid to do.

You don't have to be brilliant at everything. You just have to have the courage to put yourself in the line of fire.

I really feel like if you can get past your fear, if you can say, "Uh-uh, I'm afraid to do that and I'm going to do it anyhow," that that's really the way to have a satisfying life moving forward. I think I had that kind of fearlessness even as a young person. It wasn't tempered by experience or wisdom, but it took me a long way.

I think the main thing is: Just do it. Plunge in! Being Canadian, I go swimming in icy cold lakes, and there is always that dithering moment. "Am I really going to do this? Won't it hurt?" And at some point you just have to flop in there and scream. Once you're in, keep going. You may have to crumple and toss, but we all do that. Courage! I think that is what's most required.

My advice is don't keep asking yourself if you can do something. Just get out there and do it. You can really surprise yourself.

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

I like to do something I fear.