Joanna Newsom Quotes

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

I have the strength to endure it all.

I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength.

I am totally fearless! Well, of course, I'm not totally fearless. I worry constantly and obsess over things, but I just don't let fear stand in the way of doing something that I really want to do.

Fear has nothing to do with cowardice. A fellow is only yellow when he lets his fear make him quit.

Where I come from, being a hard man is being able to take a good beating and then get back up again and carry on fighting.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Greatness comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or we fight through it.

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.

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

I rehearsed 50. I kind of stared at it a long time. I wasn't going to let it terrify me.

I'm just tough.

It's real easy to talk about stepping in the ring, but once you do actually step in the ring, it takes a lot of courage and mental fortitude to do what we do.

I'm afraid to walk in public, because people look at me. But I'm not going to stop. I'm afraid because if I want to commune with my friend Shad (Meier), I have to ask him to cut my chicken for me. But I did it. And I'm afraid to go back and see my teammates and coaches because I know that I'll feel envy. But I'm going to do it anyway. Because fear is just a feeling, and if you can acknowledge that fear, digest that fear and overcome it, the rewards are incredible.

I'm constantly scared. I'm constantly fearful of what's to come and people don't realize that just because you're doing something doesn't mean that you're fearless but you get up every day and you do it. It takes a lot of courage to be real.

When I'm scared - and I'm always scared when I have to face an audience, when I have to read a review, when I publish a book...then, I think of my grandfather. My grandfather was this strong, tough Basque who would never bend....What would he do? Well, he would go ahead, close his eyes, and drive forward. You do it and the spirit that is within you....is there.

Courage is more important than confidence

Bravery and courage is walking into pain and knowing that something better is on the other side

Fear is strong, but faith is stronger yet.

All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn't prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.