quotes about overcoming fear


The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

-Franklin D. Roosevelt


We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

-Plato


The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.

-H. P. Lovecraft


I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

-Rosa Parks


It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.

-Mandy Hale




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Saw a little girl touch a big bug and shout, “I conquered my fear! YES!” and calmly walk away. I was inspired.

-Nathan Fillion


If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.

-Marcus Aurelius


I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.

-Veronica Roth


To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around.

-Richie Norton


There is no illusion greater than fear.

-Lao Tzu


When you’re scared, you stay as you are!

-Stephen Richards


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There is enough strength within you to overcome anything in life.

-Lailah Gifty Akita


If you want to catch your dreams, you have to drop your fears.

-Anton Rubaclini


Only by fully experiencing fear, can you ever hope to control it.

-Wayne Gerard Trotman


Once your past no longer has the power to define you, your future is, quite literally, yours for the taking. Every single beautiful thing you could possibly want or imagine will be yours.

-Dan Pearce


I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

-Rosa Parks



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Lift your eyes, straighten your back, let fear and pain walk away like the turtles they are.

-Victor Robert Lee