Chuck Yeager Quotes

If one is willing to do a thing he is afraid to do, he does not have to ... face a situation fearlessly, and if there is no situation to face; it falls away of its own weight.

Usually whenever you're scared of something, do it. If you're not afraid of it, don't do it.

If I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.

The Bible says to 'fear not,' but this doesn't mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward and do what you are supposed to do. Or as I like to say, do it afraid.

I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.

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

I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

We must stop feeling fear.

When I feel fear, I train myself to move forward.

Every time I feel fearful of something now, I do it.

Fear can infect us early in life until eventually it cuts a deep groove of apprehension in all our thinking. To counteract it, let faith, hope and courage enter your thinking. Fear is strong, but faith is stronger yet.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

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

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.

Leaders grasp nettles.

So basically it's very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldn't be afraid of him. There are still many, many things to do, but above all this is the most important: Don't be scared of him!

My advice is don't keep asking yourself if you can do something. Just get out there and do it. You can really surprise yourself.

When things go wrong or don't turn out the way you pictured them in your head, you just have to go with the best intentions defense. I have a lot of good intentions.

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.

Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.

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.

Confront your fears, list them, get to know them, and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead.