Gail Sheehy Quotes

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 try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.

I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn't do anything because they feared going into a room and opening their mouths. My parents told me to truly accomplish things in my life, there would be times I would have to stand alone. It may be scary, but that's what it requires.

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.

I tend to do things that I'm very frightened of. That's what I do.

I want to be fearless.

That's the whole key to anything: Don't be afraid to fail. And Bernie Mac is not afraid to fail.

I do life fearlessly.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'

I think it is important to be fearless in life. I have always made fearless choices. Some have worked; the others haven't.

I don't want to be scared. I want to keep taking risks, keep working hard.

I'm not scared to sing songs. I'm not scared to walk out the front door and make a mistake.

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.

I've never been afraid to fail.

I'm not afraid to take a swing and miss.

My biggest strength is I'm courageous, or if I am afraid of something, I do it anyway. I do what I feel. It's nothing personal against anyone, so that courageousness has been very good to me.

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

Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

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

If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless.

When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, 'Why can't I do anything I want to do?'

I just was built with an innate ability to not let fear guide me in how I run my life.

I'm always challenging myself, looking forward I'm not afraid of anything.

I'm not afraid to tell people what I hope to accomplish and what I believe I'm capable of. I'm ready to take the backlash if I don't accomplish my dreams.