Behinds Quote by James C. Collins

I think people are afraid of either failing or succeeding. It takes courage to feel the fear and feel the risk.

— John Assaraf

People motivated by fear do not act well.

— Mark Kurlansky

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk…

— Charles Stanley

Mediocrity scares me. It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it…

— Chris Pine

I don't think people do anything out of fear very well. So I think the only choice is to have them intrinsically motivated.

— David M. Kelley

Fear saps creativity and promotes mediocrity.

— Tasneem Hameed

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 success because…

— Robert Downey, Jr

Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.

— Lisa Anderson

Fear is an inhibitor that has kept more people from fulfilling their destiny than any other one emotion.

— Tim LaHaye

The passion to get ahead is sometimes born of the fear lest we be left behind.

— Eric Hoffer

The #2 cause of mediocrity and unfulfilled potential is that 'most people' never dedicate time each day to learning, growing, and developing themselves into…

— Hal Elrod

When accepting or preparing for a role, fear is the motivating factor.

— Josh Brolin