--- title: "15 Afraid Success Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 15 Afraid Success quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Afraid Success sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/laurence-fishburne-3533_afraid_most-of-us-are-afraid-of-our-success-tha_2290090.jpg" --- > [Most of us are afraid of our success, that we will actually be great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/most-of-us-are-afraid-of-our-success-that-we-will-actually-be-great/) [Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/laurence-fishburne-3533_afraid_most-of-us-are-afraid-of-our-success-tha_2290090.jpg) > [People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-waitley/people-procrastinate-because-they-are-afraid-of-the-success-that-they/) [Denis Waitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-waitley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d7/denis-waitley-977_afraid_people-procrastinate-because-they-are-af_2380507.jpg) > [May you do your best and dont be afraid. success is like a ball in air it depends on you, how you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hussein-nishah/may-you-do-your-best-and-dont-be-afraid-success-is-like-a-ball-in-air/) [Hussein Nishah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hussein-nishah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fd/hussein-nishah-292_good-luck_may-you-do-your-best-and-dont-be-afraid_444361.jpg) > [You can't be afraid of failure and you can't be afraid of success, because either one gets in the way of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-van-ronk/you-can-t-be-afraid-of-failure-and-you-can-t-be-afraid-of-success/) [Dave Van Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-van-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/481/dave-van-ronk-21329_afraid-of-failure_you-can-t-be-afraid-of-failure-and-you-c_2923165.jpg) > [Most people think small because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/most-people-think-small-because-most-people-are-afraid-of-success/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/donald-trump-18_advantage_most-people-think-small-because-most-peo_3181713.jpg) > [Drama school should set you up for failure in a really positive way, because your life as an actor is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sian-clifford/drama-school-should-set-you-up-for-failure-in-a-really-positive-way/) [Sian Clifford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sian-clifford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/sian-clifford-25072_drama_drama-school-should-set-you-up-for-failu_3041350.jpg) > [I'm more afraid of success than failure. Success makes us so sure of ourselves that we do not analyze the factors that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorge-valdano/i-m-more-afraid-of-success-than-failure-success-makes-us-so-sure-of/) [Jorge Valdano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorge-valdano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c8/jorge-valdano-32857_errors_i-m-more-afraid-of-success-than-failure_2744394.jpg) > [I'm sure not afraid of success and I've learned not to be afraid of failure. The only thing I'm afraid of now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-quindlen/i-m-sure-not-afraid-of-success-and-i-ve-learned-not-to-be-afraid-of/) [Anna Quindlen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-quindlen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e5/anna-quindlen-467_afraid_i-m-sure-not-afraid-of-success-and-i-ve_2200660.png) > [Find a good teacher that will keep the game fun. Work hard and don't be afraid to have success or disappointment. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-creamer/find-a-good-teacher-that-will-keep-the-game-fun-work-hard-and-don-t/) [Paula Creamer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-creamer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/paula-creamer-13209_disappointment_find-a-good-teacher-that-will-keep-the-g_689359.png) > [My therapist says I'm afraid of success. I guess I could understand that, because after all, fulfilling my potential would REALLY cut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-bamford/my-therapist-says-i-m-afraid-of-success-i-guess-i-could-understand/) [Maria Bamford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-bamford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cac/maria-bamford-10548_cutting_my-therapist-says-i-m-afraid-of-success_954842.jpg) > [Mediocrity is my biggest fear. I'm not afraid of total failure because I don't think that will happen. I'm not afraid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/mediocrity-is-my-biggest-fear-i-m-not-afraid-of-total-failure-because/) [Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e44/robert-downey-jr-3620_afraid_mediocrity-is-my-biggest-fear-i-m-not-af_2947853.png) > [I was afraid that my success would be dependent partially upon my body, and it's true I can't be 20 pounds heavier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginnifer-goodwin/i-was-afraid-that-my-success-would-be-dependent-partially-upon-my/) [Ginnifer Goodwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginnifer-goodwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d8/ginnifer-goodwin-8206_heavier_i-was-afraid-that-my-success-would-be-de_3143823.jpg) > [With the last couple of Pantera records, we kept getting more and more narrow-minded because of Phil. He didn't want to experiment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinnie-paul/with-the-last-couple-of-pantera-records-we-kept-getting-more-and-more/) [Vinnie Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinnie-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/vinnie-paul-6254_experiment_with-the-last-couple-of-pantera-records_3185657.jpg) > [“Manson’s law applies to both good and bad things in life. Making a million dollars could threaten your identity just as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-manson/manson-s-law-applies-to-both-good-and-bad-things-in-life-making-a/) [Mark Manson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-manson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8a/mark-manson-537_afraid-of-failure_manson-s-law-applies-to-both-good-and-ba_2576417.jpg) > [Ironically, when I hit adolescence, I was approached about modeling and acting all the time. And, for five years, I said, 'No,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/ironically-when-i-hit-adolescence-i-was-approached-about-modeling-and-2/) [Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/evangeline-lilly-1168_acting_ironically-when-i-hit-adolescence-i-was_575678.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid-success/#itemlist", "name": "Afraid Success Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most of us are afraid of our success, that we will actually be great.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laurence Fishburne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/most-of-us-are-afraid-of-our-success-that-we-will-actually-be-great/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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And I still get to play the lead, without having to be anorexic like so many of my peers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ginnifer Goodwin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginnifer-goodwin/i-was-afraid-that-my-success-would-be-dependent-partially-upon-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d8/ginnifer-goodwin-8206_heavier_i-was-afraid-that-my-success-would-be-de_3143823.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d8/ginnifer-goodwin-8206_heavier_i-was-afraid-that-my-success-would-be-de_3143823.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d8/ginnifer-goodwin-8206_heavier_i-was-afraid-that-my-success-would-be-de_3143823.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was afraid that my success would be dependent partially upon my body, and it's true I can't be 20 pounds…” — Ginnifer Goodwin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With the last couple of Pantera records, we kept getting more and more narrow-minded because of Phil. 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