Maxwell Maltz Quotes

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.

I've never been afraid to fail.

Never let inexperience get in the way of ambition.

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

To be successful, one must take chances.

I'm not afraid of failure.

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.

Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders - not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks.

It takes vision and courage to create - it takes faith and courage to prove.

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

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

Courage is heartworth making itself felt in deeds. It never waits for chances; it makes chances.

Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.

To achieve truly important things you have to be willing to put your personal reputation on the line …

I am not afraid of saying something and going and pursuing it. That's it. I see it in my mind. I say it out loud. I go and do it.

I like to say that the one thing that all people who succeed in changing the world have in common is that they at least tried.

Courage breeds leadership.

I have never feared failure.

If you don't have any confidence, you're not going to do anything.

I'm not afraid to fail - at all.

Half of my success is my fearlessness and recklessness - of just seeing the end and not stopping until you get there.

If you're going to take gambles, you must have one thing: self-confidence.

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.

I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work.