Renee James Quotes

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure, no humiliation.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

I find fear is a great motivator to work hard.

Every time I act on a fear, I feel disappointed in myself. I have a lot of fear. If I can quit all fear in my life and all guilt, then I tend to be much, much more living up to my standards. I've never seen a person fail if they didn't fear failure.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

Every individual suffers from the fear of failure, but you can change your destiny only when you overcome it.

Every time you go out there to do something, you wonder if you can do it. There's no assured success. There's no secret recipe for success. Every time you go out there, you go out there with the possibility of great failure.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, 'It can't be done.'

You make progress; then you get courage to make more.

If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed.

I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true.

Unwillingness to risk failure is always there, but it gets harder when you feel you have more to lose.

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

I tell kids to have dreams, have goals, and believe in them because if you have any doubt, worry or fear, it will choke the life out of your dreams and goals.

You've got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge.

What's the problem with 'never?' It keeps you from trying. It ensures that you will fail. End of story.

I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness.

The best advice I can give you about falling is to never land.

When you're fearless, you take more risks because you're less conscious of failure or what can go wrong.