Quotes About Insecurity

Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.

Fear is the biggest motivator.

Defeat begins with the fear that one has lost.

For fear you will be alone you do so many things that aren't you at all.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.

As an actor you have one great fear: pimples!

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

We have nothing to fear but fear itself...and of course the boogieman.

Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen, or a paintbrush, or an instrument, or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so better than they could.

The most dangerous kind of person... is one who is afraid of his own shadow.

It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.

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

My worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to my nipples and muttering under my breath.

It's always the fear of looking stupid that stops you from being awesome.

Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it.

Even when I have to write a simple letter I'm scared stiff as if faced with looming seasickness.

There is no illusion great than fear.

When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!

Holding people away from you, and denying yourself love, that doesn't make you strong. if anything, it makes you weaker. Because you're doing it out of fear.

As a result of a general defect of nature, we are either more confident or more fearful of unusual and unknown things.

Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives.

Our biggest enemy is our own self-doubt. We really can achieve extraordinary things in our lives. But we sabotage our greatness because of our fear

I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

Only one form of contagion travels faster than a virus. And that's fear.