Quotes About Progress

There were times when I blundered and got the dreaded look from the lads. But that was a good sign. It showed I'd attempted something I'd not tried before.

The world doesn't change in front of your eyes, it changes behind your back.

I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

Slowness to change usually means fear of the new.

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way.

Of all the things a leader should fear, complacency heads the list.

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.

Put one foot in front of the other. Keep marching forward, even when doubt, fear, and failure all come knocking at your door.

I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

As long as your curiosity is greater than your fear, you will move forward!

The most ominous of fallacies - the belief that things can be kept static by inaction

l have no fear of change as such and, on the other hand, no liking for it merely for its own sake.

We must travel in the direction of our fear.

Fear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow.

The industrial age brought compliance and compliance brought fear and fear brought us mediocrity.

Find out what a person fears most and that is where he will develop next.

You can't let fear paralyze you. The worse that can happen is you fail, but guess what: You get up and try again. Feel that pain, get over it, get up, dust yourself off and keep it moving.

I'm working, but there is so much still to be done! And it frightens me to think of my weight of years. But on we go, without fear or hesitation!

Use fear as an engine, not as a brake.

The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds.

Procrastination is One of those Excuses, Born of Fear, that we Use to Keep Ourselves Stuck

The question I'm constantly asking myself is: what are we afraid of? I think it's important for us to follow that line of fear, because that is ultimately our line of growth.