Anxiety Quotes

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They are more afraid of life than death.

Death does not frighten me but dying obscurely and above all uselessly does.

If we let things terrify us life will not be worth living.

A good life fears not life nor death.

He who fears death cannot enjoy life.

It is not death we fear but the thought of it.

It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded but the fear of pain or death.

Death is not the enemy living in constant fear of it is.

We must act in spite of fear ... not because of it.

I have accepted fear as a part of life-specifically the fear of change. ... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back....

I may be compelled to face danger but never fear it and while our soldiers can stand and fight I can stand and feed and nurse them.

Fear is one thing. To let fear grab you and swing you around by the tail is another.

I have not ceased being fearful but I have ceased to let fear control me.

Nothing puzzles me more than time and space yet nothing troubles me less.

Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing and the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase.

When I lie down I say When shall I arise and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

Trouble is a part of your life and if you don't share it you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.

We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck and ask anyone the house is never burgled and the ship never goes down.

Anxiety is fear of one's self.

Worries go down better with soup than without.

Neurotic means he is not as sensible as I am and psychotic means he's even worse than my brother-in-law.

Anxiety is the interest paid on trouble before it is due.

There is a difference between a psychopath and a neurotic. A psychopath thinks two and two are five. A neurotic knows that two and two are four but he worries about it.

Worrying helps you some. It seems as if you are doing something when you're worrying.

For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation.

We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure.

For me, it's always a failure of the imagination. I have that anxiety that time is passing, that everything is ultimately fleeting and impermanent. I better take advantage of every single moment.

I was about to meet Beyonce, and I had a full-blown anxiety attack. Then she popped in looking gorgeous, and said, 'You're amazing! When I listen to you I feel like I'm listening to God.'

You need to let go of your fear and anxiety of being judged by others.

'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.

I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, 'No, you just have anxiety.'

I always wanted to see people's lives transformed from depression and anxiety to joy and peace.

Genuine expressions of emotion rarely persist longer than five seconds and almost never longer than 10. A fixed smile is likely to conceal anger, anxiety, or some other negative emotion.

Anxiety and spiritual searching have been consistent themes with me, and that figures into my worldview. But I tend to make my songs sound like relationship songs.

The best therapists can do with sadness, anger, and anxiety is to help patients live in the more comfortable part of their set range.

Each youth betrays considerable anxiety about the wedding night ahead.

Mum and Dad were very much friends and up for life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was growing up they just taught me to be me.

Anything you're trying to will is focused on the future it's always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present moment somewhat uncomfortable.