The boring thing with taking a walk with someone is that your thoughts are then dictated by the subject or subjects of your conversation; and that is made worse by the fact that most sane people are terrified of silence whenever they are with or near someone.

Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.

Some people avoid thinking deeply in public, only because they are afraid of coming across as suicidal.

It is rare for someone who is older to be bolder.

Some people are a few degrees of the fear of failure away from doing things such as drawing a plan for a house only after they have built it.

Expecting difficulties is wise, if that usually gives you the strength to continue, and foolish, if that usually takes away the courage to begin.

Like fear, doubt greatly reduces the potency of our effort.

In business, the size of our success is partly attributable to the fear of failure that has prevented some people from being our competitors.

Wealth seldom fails to breed the fear of poverty.