Herb Elliott Quotes

Fear is a healthy part of success.

It has become a commonplace that aggressiveness also often has its roots in fear. I am inclined to think that this theory has been pushed too far. [...] The type of aggressiveness that is the outcome of timidity is not, I think, that which inspires great leaders; the great leaders, I should say, have an exceptional self-confidence which is not only on the surface, but penetrates deep into the subconscious.

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

Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.

You need fear to create, to live.

I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.

Fear is really powerful; it's really useful to me.

But I've always tried to make the best of fear, then, because without fears there's no art.

Fear is better than apathy because fear makes us do something.

The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear.

Fear drives you a lot harder than success does.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

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

Hatred is a transformative power. It can make the innocuous into the menacing.

When my grandpa was moved to physical action, you felt utter terror.

Fear, to me, is a guiding thing more than anything.

The thing that makes me feel most alive is knowing that there's something that I have to do that I'm afraid of.

Fear and hatred can be the things that drive you. I don't always think of fear as a bad thing, it gives you fight-or-flight.

I'm driven by fear.

Fear drives you and makes you better.

Fear is cruel and mean.

The only thing that might make me stay in bed would be fear. Once I get rest, then I can overcome the fear of a given day and then I'm ready. I'm ready to go. Not that I always have that fear, but sometimes that's the only thing that would keep me in bed more than just the laziness.

Instinct is a great matter. I was now a coward on instinct.

Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil.

Fear plays an interesting role in our lives. How dare we let it motivate us. How dare we let it into our decision-making, into our livelihoods, into our relationships. It's funny, isn't it? We take a day a year to dress up in costumes and celebrate fear.