Vladimir Kramnik Quotes

Once you lose that fear, good stuff can happen because you're not in your head about whether it will suck. Once you don't care and accept that it probably will suck, then it probably won't suck.

I don't fear anyone. We don't come to play in this sport.

We must stop feeling fear.

I don't operate on fear, and I don't let fear control me.

Fear is not the answer, not ever.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Some days it is a heroic act just to refuse the paralysis of fear and straighten up and step into another day.

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.

I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. I mean, some people do live in fear. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

Hope is for people who wait. And I don't want to wait no more. I'm not scared anymore. I'm not scared of myself. Of my things. Of my fear. Of absolutely nothing. And that's music.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone.

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

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

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

There is no fear before and no fear after. We give our best.

And I'm a pretty positive person - I don't put a lot of energy into worrying, and I'm not a person who lives in a great deal of fear.