Wayne Coyne Quotes

I'm not afraid to take a step and if I fall, I fall. I pick myself up and move on. If we can all learn one thing in life, it's don't be afraid to take on something that you believe you're capable of achieving.

it is only courage on the path itself that makes the path appear

I think it takes a lot to put oneself in a place where, you know, that thing about "Feel the fear and do it anyway." You wonder what the driving force is that makes you want to do that and not just stay in a safer place.

In 35 yrs of leading I've been afraid at every major step but I DID IT ANYWAY since I REFUSE let fear run my life.

You have to be stronger than your fears if you want to get anything done in this life.

If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking risk, really amazing things can happen.

The great contributors in life are those who, though afraid of the knock at the door, still answer it.

There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark.

Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward.

With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.

If something scares me, then I have to do it.

I'm not saying that everyone should swim with sharks, but sometimes you have to jump over your own shadow in order to learn something that you will never forget for the rest of your life. Then you know you can conquer your fears.

I've usually found that the greatest rewards in my life come from taking on things that are a little bit scary.

I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. When there's that moment of 'Wow, I'm not really sure I can do this,' and you push through those moments, that's when you have a breakthrough.

The project you are most scared to do is the one that holds your greatest growth.

I say, 'Be brave. Do it even if your ankles shake, because they will.'

My biggest fear is fear itself. I never want to be afraid of doing something I want.

The minute I think 'Oh God, I don't want to do this because I'm scared,' is the moment I have to do something, whatever it is.

Courage in the path is what makes the path manifest itself.

The message I got from my father was that life is hard, but you just don't quit. I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness. You've got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge.

My mother told me when I was a kid that each time we get to what feels like the edge of a cliff, we have two choices: to turn around and run, or to jump. I have learned over time to jump - and though it is scary, I know somewhere inside me that I will be caught.

Courage is only an accumulation of small steps.

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.

The difference between success and failure isn't the absence of fear but the determination to pursue your heart's desires no matter how scared you are.

Don't ever give up on yourself. Keep pushing because the change of guards is what life's all about. [...] You've always got to stick with whatever you're into because you're day is going to come. You're day is destined. If you walk away from that, whether it be from fear or whether you're just giving up. [...] The greatest sin is fear and giving up.