Paralyzing Quotes

67 quotes by 61 authors

Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny. — Guy Davenport
Truly I have looked in the very heart of darkness and refused to yield to its paralyzing influence, but in spirit I am one of… — Helen Keller
It is safe to say that no other superstition is so detrimental to growth, so enervating and paralyzing to the minds and hearts of the… — Emma Goldman
The near cousin of optimism is hope: knowing the steps needed to get to a goal and having the energy to pursue those steps. It… — Daniel Goleman
Ive been a swimmer and a diver for quite a while. It was something that I think I got too comfortable with, and I dove… — Brooke Burns
I can work myself up into a fearful, paralyzing state of mind that can last for days, weeks even months where I feel mad, totally… — Vinny Guadagnino
The last two - distractions and fears - are the dangerous ones. They're the habitual demons that invade the launch of any project. No one… — Twyla Tharp
Time and again, people transcend the paralyzing effects of psychological pain when they have sufficient contact with someone who can hear them empathically. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Polarization affects families and groups of friends. Its a paralyzing situation. A civil war of opinion. — Mick Jagger
He had somehow, with all his modesty, the rare faculty of controlling his superiors as well as his subordinates. He outfaced Stanton, captivated the President,… — Joshua Chamberlain
Fear of what other people will think is the single most paralyzing dynamic in business and in life. The best moment of my lifewas the… — Cindy Gallop
Lies from the closest to you are often the most numerous and paralyzing. — Anne Mallory
He that has his trust set upon God does not need to dread anything except the weakening or the paralyzing of that trust. — Alexander MacLaren
The more problems you have, the more potential you have to help people. One of the most paralyzing mistakes we make is thinking that our… — Mark Batterson
Nothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless possibilities. — Austin Kleon
North Korean defectors often find it hard to settle down. It is not easy for somebody whoâ€™s escaped a totalitarian country to live in the… — Barbara Demick
The combination of fear and ignorance (two sides of the same coin) can be paralyzing. — Seth Godin
To encounter Christ is to touch reality and experience transcendence. He gives us a sense of self-worth or personal significance, because He assures us of… — John Stott
Science keeps religion from sinking into the valley of crippling irrationalism and paralyzing obscurantism. Religion prevents science from falling into the marsh of obsolete materialism… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around. Cynicism is paralyzing,… — Charles Eisenstein

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