Nick Gehlfuss Quotes

What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible.

I didn't fear failure. I expected failure.

Contests, I used to look at as a chance to fail. I turned my mind-set around.

I'm OK with failing. You've got to fail in life in order to get better. I'm going to be fine.

I don't live my life based on fear of failure. I live my life with an understanding of failure and I'm embracing it, because every time I fail, I learn something new.

It is technically a failure when you don't try.

I think after overcoming breast cancer, you sort of become fearless and somehow going up to your boss to talk about a possible promotion doesn't seem like such a daunting task anymore.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.

Whenever there's a role that scares me, I get panicked and nervous. I know that greatness might come because I'm going to get out of my own element and comfort zone.

I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it.

The truth is, I like to engage with life fully. Given an opportunity to do something I don't often get a chance to do, I feel the need to try it, even if I suspect I'll make a fool out of myself.

Success makes you less intimidated by things.

At this point, I feel like I can allow myself to be goofy and take more risks, and even if I do fall on my face, I know it's not the end of the world and at least I tried to do something different.

I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.

When I look back on my twenties, I just remember being afraid of everything, and in my thirties, I'm actually excited by things. And if things don't work out, you know, by the time you've hit your thirties, you've had your fair share of disappointments.

As soon as you become afraid to make a fool of yourself, you're in trouble. I decided I may as well just see if I can live with myself making millions of mistakes and learn something from it.

With age, you see people fail more. You see yourself fail more. How do you keep that fearlessness of a kid? You keep going. Luckily, I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself.

My agent said, 'You aren't good enough for movies.' I said, 'You're fired.'

Not being afraid to be wrong - I had to learn how to do that.

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.

My roots allow me to let go of the fear of failure.

I can understand failure: I've failed loads of times in my life; it's not a problem. I've never feared it, because it's a part of life.

I feel like there's something in me that desires to express myself even more and not be so afraid of a solo endeavor.

The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.

The willingness to fail gives us the freedom to succeed.