Dick Francis Quotes

Love should dare everything when it has everything to fear.

The biggest fear you face, as an actor, is whether people are going to like you. When you learn to let go of that fear, you can go so much deeper into the role and really take much bigger risks 'cause you're not worried about trivial things like that.

When we love, we are courageous; and courage has nothing to do with being fearless, it's about being willing to experience fear, even dread, to do what we must, without guarantee of outcome.

Danger is cool.

If it is not scary, it is not worth doing.

Well, I am now convinced there is no kind of fear or anxiety anyone has to live with.

I am not going to do anything unless I am afraid of it.

The best gift you can give yourself is getting over the fear of embarrassment because then you're completely free to try anything.

Letting go is fearless. Then, moving on and being alright, that’s fearless too.

I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move.

When you move beyond your fear, you feel free.

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

Fear is like a giant fog. It sits on your brain and blocks everything - real feelings, true happiness, real joy. They can't get through that fog. But you lift it, and buddy, you're in for the ride of your life.

You cannot achieve success without the risk of failure...You cannot achieve success if you FEAR failure.

Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.

I strongly urge students to learn to take risks, to be bold, to let their genius convert that fear into power and brilliance.

The brave man is not the one without fear but the one who does what he must despite being afraid. To succeed, you must be willing to risk total failure; you must learn this.

Fear must be entirely banished. The purified soul will fear nothing.

A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader's frame of mind.

Love dispels fear just as light dispels darkness. If even for a moment you have been in love with someone, fear disappears and thinking stops. With fear thinking continues. The more you are afraid, the more you have to think.

Love is letting go of fear.

The way out of fear isn’t safety. It’s freedom.

What is courage? Courage is the willingness to risk failure...There is only one danger I find in life, and that, indeed, is a real one. You may take too many precautions.

Unless you stake your life, life will not be won.

If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.