Ray Bradbury Quotes

I like to do something I fear.

What I essentially did was to put one foot in front of the other, shut my eyes and step off the ledge. The surprise was that I landed on my feet.

You have to try things you're really afraid of, even if you pee yourself a little bit.

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

Leap and grow your wings on the way down

I was a coward. I went to the war.

We must substitute courage for caution.

Do something today you've been afraid to do. A decision based on fear is the wrong decision.

If you don't go towards the thing you fear, you won't be able to say you lived.

With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.

It's getting too late in my life to care about the small things. It's getting too late to not be brave, to not live my life fully, to not try to be an artist. Trivial things like how nice your hotel room is, or if you have to be naked for a while, they fade away.

Risk means everything from being honest about your faith, to moving, to quitting a job that's paying you a fortune but it's not what's in your heart. Risking things is one of the biggest fears we have.

I'm a firm believer in doing things that scare you.

Breaking up is the hardest thing we do. It's the most important thing we do, in a way. You've got to embrace rejection, or you'll maintain a very limited life. It'll be very nice and neat - and very, very small.

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

The only things you regret are the things you don't do.

I think the moments that are difficult for anybody are when you see what your life could be, if only you had the courage to take the steps needed.

But you have to do what you dream of doing even while you're afraid.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

I tend to go toward things that make me afraid.

Do things that are uncomfortable to do. I say that because women tend to step back from things that they don't know about. And the second, most important one is, push through the fear.

If it scares me, it means I'm supposed to do it.

I need to put myself out in the world and be brave and be uncomfortable. When I do, it means I can enjoy life so much more.

The best gift you can give yourself is getting over the fear of embarrassment because then you're completely free to try anything.

You read things, and they come to you, and if they speak to you at the moment and there's a voice in you that says, 'I don't know, that's risky,' or 'That's challenging,' then do it. Run at it and tackle it. And if it's bad, it's bad. You're gonna get over it.