Quotes About Action

No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.

Courage never takes away fear; courage simply redistributes fear to get the job done.

If there is a fear of falling, the only safety consists in deliberately jumping.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.

Fear of the future and longing for the past are major factors which impede appropriate action.

For the wise man delights in establishing his merit, the brave man likes to show his courage in action, the covetous man is quick at seizing advantages, and the stupid man has no fear of death.

Use fear as an engine, not as a brake.

Courage is feeling the fear and doing it anyway.

The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out... and do it.

To dare is to do ... to fear is to fail.

Everyday there are people in our world that do absolutely amazing things. People of all ages are very capable of doing tremendous, courageous things in spite of their fear.

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

Fear is like the steam that fires the combustion engine. You need fear to get a performance going.

I make little distinction between those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.

Obedience isn't a lack of fear. It's just doing it scared.

If you don't do what Fear says...you'll go ahead and speak up, you'll sign up, you'll buy, you'll sell, you'll jump.

True charity requires courage: Let us overcome the fear of getting our hands dirty so as to help those in need.

Don't make decisions out of fear. They never get yo anywhere you want to go.

If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don't do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.

Do something today you've been afraid to do. A decision based on fear is the wrong decision.

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

You have to do what you fear, otherwise fear is in charge.

Fear has a far greater grasp on human action than the impressive weight of historical evidence.

Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing.