JASHOBEAM

All men experience fear. The fear of failure, rejection, criticism, and the unknown will turn you into a complacent chump if you allow it. The difference between great men and cowards is not the fear they encounter, but how they deal with it. Here are 10 of my favorite quotes on overcoming fear to help you find the motivation to face yours.

1. “Fear is like fire. You can make it work for you: it can warm you in the winter, cook your food when you’re hungry, give you light when you are in the dark, and produce energy. Let it go out of control and it can hurt you, even kill you… Fear is a friend of exceptional people.”
   - Cus D’amato
2. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
   - Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. “At some point in life you have to face your fears, and head on even though you can’t be sure of the outcome. A great deal of people will never reach their dreams and it won’t have anything to do with their ability or skill set. They won’t reach their dreams because they were too afraid to try.”
   - Eric Thomas aka The Hip Hop Preacher
4. “I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.”
   - Julius Caesar
5. “I am a man who believed that I died 20 years ago, and I live like a man who is dead already. I have no fear whatsoever of anybody or anything.”
   - Malcom X
6. “What is the difference between being yellow and being brave? No difference. Only what you do. They both feel the same. They both fear dying and getting hurt. The man who is yellow refuses to face up to what he’s got to face. The hero is more disciplined and he fights those feelings off and he does what he has to do.”
   - Cus D’amato
7. “Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”
   - Michael Jordan
8. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.”
   - 2 Timothy 1:7
9. “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”
   - Dale Carnegie
10. “If you can control your fear, and stay relentless, nobody can stop you.”
    - Will Smith