W. Clement Stone Quotes

Fear could paralyse. Action was the antidote.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the making of action in spite of fear.

Fear shuts off possibilities. The first thing that kicks in when you're reacting with fear... This is what I love about Roosevelt's quote, "There's nothing to fear but fear itself."

Face your fears or they will climb over your back.

Fear will try to keep you from taking that first step. Don't give in to fear, do it afraid.

It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.

Whenever I'm terrified of anything, I jump to it.

But I'm someone who the more afraid I am, the more I want to do it to get the fear over with.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Courage, contrary to popular belief, is not the absence of fear. Courage is the wisdom to act in spite of fear.

Fear is the root of all courage.

Courage is not the lack of fear. It is acting in spite of it.

You don't have to be fearless to do anything, you can be scared out of your mind.

We may feel fear but we do not have to give in to it. We can do whatever we need and want to do, even if we have to "do it afraid." Courage is not the absence of fear; it is action in the presence of fear.

Being brave doesn't mean you aren't scared. Being brave means you are scared, really scared, badly scared, and you do the right thing anyway.

Always question your fear, Anh. there's almost never a good reason to be scared.

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.

The next time you encounter fear, consider yourself lucky. This is where the courage comes in. Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear. When I was first married, my husband said I was one of the bravest people he knew. When I asked him why, he said because I was a complete coward but went ahead and did things anyhow.

Everybody's frightened a bit. But how many of us just go through the fear and do it anyway?

Courage is feeling the fear and doing it anyway.

At one point, we were all fearful. But as you get older, it's the things you don't do that you regret, more so than the things you do. When fear knocks, answer.

Courage is being afraid, but then doing what you have to do anyway.

If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.

We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.