--- title: "9 Anxiety Good Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Anxiety Good quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Anxiety Good sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/anonymous-1_anticipation_anxiety-is-good-for-nothing-if-we-can-t_2075230.jpg" --- > [Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/anxiety-is-good-for-nothing-if-we-can-t-turn-it-into-a-defense/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/anonymous-1_anticipation_anxiety-is-good-for-nothing-if-we-can-t_2075230.jpg) > [“He smiled. A sub shouldn’t be terrified, but a little anxiety was good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherise-sinclair/he-smiled-a-sub-shouldn-t-be-terrified-but-a-little-anxiety-was-good/) [Cherise Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherise-sinclair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b2/cherise-sinclair-2323_anxiety_he-smiled-a-sub-shouldn-t-be-terrified-b_2586462.jpg) > [Up to a certain point anxiety is good, for it promotes action. Beyond that point we freeze any fixed attitudes or rush…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-henry/up-to-a-certain-point-anxiety-is-good-for-it-promotes-action-beyond/) [Jules Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-henry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/jules-henry-43497_action_up-to-a-certain-point-anxiety-is-good-fo_2414231.jpg) > [Don't be forecasting evil unless it is what you can guard against. Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/don-t-be-forecasting-evil-unless-it-is-what-you-can-guard-against/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/bruce-lee-430_anxiety_don-t-be-forecasting-evil-unless-it-is-w_3002679.jpg) > [That's where the anxiety comes from with me; it's not a bad anxiety, but a good anxiety - like, I'm anxious to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-kamara/that-s-where-the-anxiety-comes-from-with-me-it-s-not-a-bad-anxiety/) [Alvin Kamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alvin-kamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/alvin-kamara-6568_anxiety_that-s-where-the-anxiety-comes-from-with_1425338.jpg) > [People who suffer from anxiety are very good at hiding it. That can often be a contributor to the anxiety because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/people-who-suffer-from-anxiety-are-very-good-at-hiding-it-that-can/) [Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be8/scott-stossel-12031_anxiety_people-who-suffer-from-anxiety-are-very_780556.png) > [“anxiety to become good enough for Johan Cruyff to notice us cannot be put into words. Without that desire, none of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillem-balague/anxiety-to-become-good-enough-for-johan-cruyff-to-notice-us-cannot-be/) [Guillem Balague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillem-balague/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f0/guillem-balague-2956_anxiety_anxiety-to-become-good-enough-for-johan_1890684.jpg) > [If the mood is overly anxious, then anxiety must be reduced by lowering uncertainty. Very simply, uncertainty is reduced when people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-m-bardwick/if-the-mood-is-overly-anxious-then-anxiety-must-be-reduced-by/) [Judith M Bardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-m-bardwick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/judith-m-bardwick-17540_anxiety_if-the-mood-is-overly-anxious-then-anxie_955901.jpg) > [“You learn to be friends with someone, get to really know them before you get all excited about the guy. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-klein/you-learn-to-be-friends-with-someone-get-to-really-know-them-before/) [Stephanie Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b8/stephanie-klein-16422_feel_you-learn-to-be-friends-with-someone-get_3021644.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxiety-good/#itemlist", "name": "Anxiety Good Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/anxiety-is-good-for-nothing-if-we-can-t-turn-it-into-a-defense/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/anonymous-1_anticipation_anxiety-is-good-for-nothing-if-we-can-t_2075230.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/anonymous-1_anticipation_anxiety-is-good-for-nothing-if-we-can-t_2075230.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/anonymous-1_anticipation_anxiety-is-good-for-nothing-if-we-can-t_2075230.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He smiled. 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