"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship." -- Louisa May Alcott --

"Our doubts are traitors

And make us lose the good

we oft might win

By fearing to attempt."

-- William Shakespeare, "Measure for Measure" --

 “The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.” – Aung San Suu Kyi

 "Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." -- George Herman "Babe" Ruth --

 "Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence, and face your future without fear." -- Unknown --

 "The only way to deal with fear is to face it. We are free only in the moment we decide to confront our fear." -- George Orwell --