Vikram Seth Quotes

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.

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

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

In order to do any thing in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.

If I stay in action, I won't live in fear.

Courage is nothing more than taking one step more than you think you can.

Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.

I will walk where failures fear to walk.

If your Nerve, deny you - Go above your Nerve

Oh, well, faint heart never won so much as a scrap of paper

It feels good to show some courage.

As I like to say, take the shot, even if your knees are shaking.

Just like a turtle, we only make progress if we stick our neck out.

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

I realized I really liked the screen. I knew it was a challenge, but I wasn't afraid of risk.

I accept any challenge.

I remember my choir teacher in high school told me, 'When in doubt, sing loud.' I'm a terrible singer, but I always auditioned for the musicals, and would get cast in them because I really would just put it all out there. That was really good advice, and I think it works for everything, not just acting.

There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn't up for the challenge.

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

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

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

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job.

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.

I don't take easy fights.

I'm always up for the next challenge.