Julie Wainwright Quotes

When we face our fears, we can find our freedom.

Hope is for people who wait. And I don't want to wait no more. I'm not scared anymore. I'm not scared of myself. Of my things. Of my fear. Of absolutely nothing. And that's music.

I've learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom - how great is that?

I don't operate in fear anymore.

I completely lost everything, but I gained everything because I lost the fear.

There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn't up for the challenge.

One of the things my service in Iraq did give me was this freedom from fear of failure or any kind of expectations that I had to take a standard path.

No more fear. No more begging and pleading.

Courage is the capacity to meet the anxiety which arises as one achieves freedom.

I seek out things that terrify me, like an improv class. I'm terrified of sharks, but I scuba dive. I'm not good at auditioning, but I force myself to do it all the time. I've never met anybody who is fearless, but the more you push against your own boundaries, the easier it becomes to push.

I'd spent life so terrified of failure that when it happened, it was very liberating.

The staging for 'Monsters' is all about me getting free. In the beginning I'm like tied, in a dark place... until I am scared no more, and I'm taking the lead of my life, I'm being the queen of my life, I'm ruling the world! In the end I'm taking a risk, but I'm taking the leap of faith.

I had to find the courage to share not only myself but my art with the world. I faced fear, and I went for it. I wasn't a failure, and I'm very proud of myself.

I think I learned I'm braver than I think I am.

It is those very things that we are most afraid to do that provide the greatest liberation and growth for us.

You can't fly unless you let yourself fall

It’s all right if you grow your wings on the way down.

Long have you timidly waded Holding a plank by the shore, Now I will you to be a bold swimmer, To jump off in the midst of the sea, Rise again, nod to me, shout, And laughingly dash with your hair.

The way out of fear isn’t safety. It’s freedom.

There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.

The other side of every fear is a freedom.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

My most cherished desire is to help our women come out of their routine chores and infuse in them the indefatigable spirit of adventure.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. I mean, some people do live in fear. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

I think I'm less afraid of failure than some others.