Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Doubt is only removed by action. If you're not working then that's where doubt comes in.

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong.

A good idea if not acted upon produces terrible psychological pain. But a good idea acted upon brings enormous mental satisfaction. Got a good idea? Then do something about it. Use action to cure fear and gain confidence. Here's something to remember: Actions feed and strengthen confidence; inaction in all forms feeds fear. To fight fear, act. To increase fear--wait, put off, postpone.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Doubt may be a poor encouragement to do anything, but it is a bad reason for doing nothing.

Once you have made a careful decision based on facts, go into action. Don't stop to reconsider. Don't begin to hesitate, worry, and retrace your steps. Don't lose yourself in self-doubting which begets other doubts. Don't keep looking back over your shoulder.

If anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin.

Leave undone whatever you hesitate to do.

It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.

Like riding a bike for the first time, sometimes you just have to go for it. If you keep looking forwards and maintain your momentum, it will probably go well. But if you start to doubt yourself and look back, you are more likely to suffer a major wobble followed by a crash.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act!

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder.

You aren't sure if you're making the right decision - about anything, ever.

I'm always drawn to the thing I think I can't possibly do, because I tend to be better when I think I can't possibly do something than I am when I'm pretty sure I can do something.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

You need fear and doubt to drive you on. Without it, you end up living in the past and being happy with what you have achieved.

How do you know you're going to do something, untill you do it?

When you feel as though you can't do something, the simple antidote is action: Begin doing it. Start the process, even if it's just a simple step, and don't stop at the beginning.

If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.

Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.