William Faulkner Quotes

A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid.

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

Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.

I've learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom - how great is that?

Do what you fear and fear disappears.

I've probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.

In every life there is an element of victory over fear, which needs to be searched for, though it may be a false victory.

I don't have any fear of failure whatsoever. I used to, and I told myself I wouldn't allow myself to anymore.

We grow fearless by walking into our fears.

People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... The danger lies in refusing to face the fear, in not daring to come to grips with it. If you fail anywhere along the line it will take away your confidence. You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

I hope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions. Don't take counsel of your fears.

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

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

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.

Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.

I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of it anymore.

But I love being scared. I think you're brave only when you do things that scare you. I've always used fear as a motivator. I'm not sure why.

My life experiences have helped me to be less fearful. In politics, that has allowed me to take on issues sooner rather than later.

You take all the things that frighten you, and when you can get them to work for you all of sudden people are calling you a success.

I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn't do anything because they feared going into a room and opening their mouths. My parents told me to truly accomplish things in my life, there would be times I would have to stand alone. It may be scary, but that's what it requires.

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

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.