Steven Pressfield Quotes

If we had the courage to confront the doubts we timidly conceive about ourselves, none of us would utter an 'I' without shame.

The more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul.

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.

I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.

My biggest fear is fear itself. I never want to be afraid of doing something I want.

I was terrified to go solo. It's lonely doing it by myself. But I wanted to challenge myself.

Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

Courage in the path is what makes the path manifest itself.

A failed personal experience is just fear and anxiety.

Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.

The truth was, Azoth hated Azoth. Azoth was a coward, passive, weak, afraid, disloyal. Azoth had hesitated. Master Blint didn’t know it, but the poisons on the needle had killed Azoth. He was Kylar now, and Kylar would be everything Azoth hadn’t dared to be.

Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential.

Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike.

Our doubts about ourselves cannot be banished except by working at that which is the one and only thing we know we ought to do. Other people's assertions cannot silence the howling dirge within us. It is our talents rusting unused within us that secrete the poison of self-doubt into our bloodstream.

Come back again, old heart! Ah me! Methinks in those thy coward fears There might, perchance, a courage be, That fails in these the manlier years; Courage to let the courage sink, Itself a coward base to think, Rather than not for heavenly light Wait on to show the truly right.

You know, whenever I was presented with a challenge that brought up feelings of fear or self-doubt, I almost always said, 'Yes'.

Courage overrides self-doubt, but does not end it.

You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self doubt.

But we both came to the decision that the powerful thing is to go into your fear, walk in there with it, don't walk away from it, and to try to be true to it.

To move past fear is a cliche.

I always feel like I can't do it, that I can't go through with a movie. But then I do go through with it after all.

Sometimes you have to confront your demons and sometimes even let them loose to genuinely find a place where you can gain some understanding.

I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true.

The fears you run away from run toward you. The fears you don't own will own you. But behind every fear wall lives a precious treasure.