Jess Phillips Quotes

Fear is a good thing. Fear is going to lead you to take action.

Fear can give you urgent wings.

You need fear to create, to live.

You think you would react one way when a situation develops and, and when the sharp shells are flying, you don't quite stand up like you think you might.

Fear arises sooner than anything else.

[F]ear is a great ally.

People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true.

Every day I run scared. That's the only way I can stay ahead.

In extreme danger, fear feels no pity.

In the right circumstances, terror is good. It makes you focus.

Fear will keep you alive in a war. Fear will keep you alive in business. There's nothing wrong with fear.

Fear, in evolution, has a special prominence: perhaps more than any other emotion it is crucial for survival.

Fear drives you and makes you better.

Fear is an emotion indispensable for survival.

I'm always scared when I fight. But that fear is what keeps me more alert and more focused. It's good to have fear.

Being scared can keep a man from getting killed, and often makes a better fighter out of him.

Normally, we push away the things we're scared of.

Men do weird things when they experience fear. It's like a fight-or-flight thing.

If your body is excited to do something, that's what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.

I need to be frightened of things. I hate it, but I must need it, because it's what I do.

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

There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.

Fear is exciting for me.

But I love being scared. I think you're brave only when you do things that scare you. I've always used fear as a motivator. I'm not sure why.

I find fear is a great motivator to work hard.