Audre Lorde Quotes

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

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

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

Just because you feel fear doesn't mean you can't do it. Do it afraid

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

Beneath every excuse lies a fear. Practice being fearless.

I'm not sure why I've decided to do this. I'm not any stronger than I was, and nothing else has changed. But all the same, this time I'm not going to run away. It's okay to feel weak sometimes. It's okay to be afraid. The important thing is that we face our fears. That's what makes us strong."-Yuki

...I started to realize how many great things could happen by confronting the things that scare you most.

Run towards that very thing that you fear, because there's amazing blessings on the other side.

I always choose to do the thing that scares me.

I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it, then I must do it.

The only way to the Place beyond Fear is to do the thing you fear most. This is how to surrender to your best destiny.

And yet, what is bravery but the capacity to reject our fears, ignore and supress them, then go on to do whatever it is we are afraid to do.

I think writing for me has always been a matter of fear. Writing is fear and not writing is fear. I am afraid of writing and then I'm afraid of not writing.

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

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do.

A man who is too afraid to admit his fears is a man who won’t overcome them.

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

One of my mantras is if I'm scared to do something, that means that I have to do it.

Run towards your fears. Embrace them. On the other side of your greatest fears lives your greatest life.

Here’s the million-dollar question: how are you going to write this book if you’re afraid to start writing? Give your friend Doubt a name, and then block his calls.

When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.

Just come in there and stand before a live crowd, thousands of people at an Ivy League School, like Eleanor Roosevelt said, always do what you're afraid to do.

It's important to do things that scare you to death!

Scared isn't a good excuse. Scared is the excuse everyone has always used.