And I felt fear. Fear of that bleak horizon, fear of that destiny. I felt my soul shriveling, I felt it retreating, and I was frightened by the thought that it could not escape its encirclement.

A warrior never gives in to fear when he is searching for what he needs. Without love, he is nothing.

When you face a 'performance' that might provoke the 'I'm scared' response, choose love and approach your opportunity as a chance to dance with God. It's more fun than 'Dancing with the Stars!'

He hath never failed thee yet.Never will His love forget.O fret not thyself nor letThy heart be troubled, Neither let it be afraid.

Our greatest enemies are always our own doubts and fears. But there are no limits to what you can do, be, or have except for the limits you place on yourself.

True self-confidence does not come from positive wishing or positive hoping or positive thinking. It comes from positive knowing based on having proven to yourself, over and over again, that you have what it takes to get from wherever you are to wherever you want to go.

Courage is a habit that is learned by acting courageously whenever the quality of courage is required.

This is one of the greatest breakthroughs in success psychology. You develop the courage you desire by disciplining yourself repeatedly to do the thing you fear until that fear eventually disappears—and it will.

Your job is to do whatever it takes to convince yourself, in your heart, that you are absolutely unstoppable and that you can achieve anything that you put your mind to.

To perform at your best, you must become your own personal cheerleader. You must develop a routine of coaching yourself and encouraging yourself to play at the top of your game.

A writer must be fearless. A writer has to be like a clawed animal. -The Carrie Diaries pg. 337

Tuttu tunne: sitä haluaa takertua menneeseen ja olla samanlainen kuin aina ennenkin, koska eteenpäin siirtyminen on liian pelottavaa.