Carrie-Anne Moss Quotes

I hope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions. Don't take counsel of your fears.

A lot of the physical flirtation with fear I did early on in my career, when I was a much younger person - stuff I wouldn't do now. But I was very interested in the mechanics of risk and fear in those days. And I found out fear pretty much always feels the same, whether it's doing a rock climb or speaking in front of an audience.

Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.

Fear runs our lives. It doesn't matter who you are. You have to understand your relationship with fear. Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.

I have stepped outside my comfort zone enough to know that, yes, the world does fall apart, but not in the way that you fear.

I want to do things that terrify me, unless they're going to kill me.

Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.

I'm a believer in challenging myself and overcoming challenges by doing things I've never done before.

In 2012, I promised myself I'd do something each month I'd never done before. So I skydived. I did trapeze lessons. I rode a motorcycle... All stuff that I'd never done.

Is there fear? No, there isn't. Now, I've made mistakes. I've broken 56 bones in my body, and each one was a mistake. But when we do stunts, there's just no room for fear.

When I won my first MMA fight, I put myself out there for the world to see me.

Preparation, mastery, can help you overcome your fear, but mastery alone is not enough. There has to be something you want that’s worth more to you than your fear.

I still look forward to doing things I've never done before. But the fear beforehand is always worse than the actual moment.

The antidote for fear of failure is not success but small doses of failure.

My chief task has been to conquer fear. The public sees only the thrill of the accomplished trick; they have no conception of the tortuous preliminary self-training that was necessary to conquer fear.

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

It's never fun to be scared [about stage fright] but I think that it is important and it's healthy to always push yourself.

Fear is a good thing because it keeps you alive, but if it becomes so great that it hinders you from doing what you want, you need to confront it head-on

Every time we choose safety, we reinforce fear.

Don't let your fears become boxes that enclose you. Open them out, feel them and turn them into the greatest courage you are capable of. I promise you, nothing will go wrong. But if you live by your fears, everything that can possibly go wrong will go wrong and you won't even have done the 'Funky Chicken'.

One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.

I've never felt that fear is my enemy. Fear is my friend. It offers me a chance to stay alert, keep growing, continue creating something new. If you don't take that sort of risk, you learn nothing.

It's scary to take risks and it's scary to get out of your comfort zone, but it's also the most rewarding when you do.

Fear is a destructive emotion that can deal a fatal blow to any attempt on your part to build total self-confidence. If you allow your fears to run your life, it will be impossible to create the life you truly desire.

Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn't chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path.