Maria Shriver Quotes

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

Be fearless and don't be afraid of failure. There is no better way to learn than through trial-and-error.

You must never feel badly about making mistakes.

Whenever I'm faced with a difficult decision, I ask myself, 'What would I do if I weren't afraid of making a mistake? Feeling rejected? looking foolish? Or being alone?' I know for sure that when you remove the fear, the answer that you've been searching for comes into focus and as you walk into your fear, you should know for sure that your deepest struggle can, if you're willing and open, produce your greatest strength.

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

I think I'm less afraid of failure than some others.

Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.

I grew and learned, journeyed and understood, that someone who is afraid of failing won't get anywhere, and someone who dares to do it runs the risk of failure if they don't learn, correct their mistakes, and get back up.

People are afraid of trying something new, of failing even before they start. My point is, what is the worst that can happen? You will fail and friends who warned you will say 'I told you so!' So you made a mistake - and will hopefully make many more. But hey! The real tragedy is not the mistake you make, but not learning from it.

I'm not afraid to make mistakes.

Bottom line is don't ever be afraid to fail.

Embarrassment is where growth happens.

The Gift belongs to whoever chooses to accept it. It is enough to believe and not to be afraid to make a few mistakes.

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.

Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.

If you're an honest person, you'll make mistakes, but it'll be okay. The most interesting things happen after making mistakes.

The courage to be is the most difficult thing for any human being.

The biggest thing is you cannot be afraid to miss the game-winning shot. It's not that you want to make it; it's that you're not afraid to miss it. You're not afraid to make a play and it go wrong. You have to have amnesia. You're not afraid to make a play and it go wrong.

Everyone is coming from a place of fear and my feeling is stop being so afraid. If something doesn't work then that's fine at least then you know it doesn't work. Don't worry so much about it not working, you can always fix that.

The biggest mistake is being too afraid of making one.

The key to success is for you to make a habit throughout your life of doing the things you fear.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

I'd like to just be a little bit more open to making mistakes and not worrying about it so much.

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 like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.