Welcome to our collection of Anxious Quotes, where we delve into the myriad dimensions of anxiety through the lens of words. Anxiety, a common human experience, manifests in various forms and intensities, often weaving its intricate threads into the fabric of our lives. Whether it’s the fluttering unease before a significant event or the persistent gnawing of worry in our daily routines, anxiety touches us all at some point. These quotes encapsulate the complexity of this emotion, offering insights, empathy, and sometimes solace to those navigating the tumultuous seas of their own anxieties.
Within these quotes, you’ll encounter the raw honesty of individuals grappling with their inner turmoil, the wisdom distilled from their battles with anxiety, and the hopeful whispers of resilience amidst adversity. Each quote serves as a beacon, illuminating different facets of anxiety from its roots in fear and uncertainty to its profound impacts on mental and emotional well-being. As you explore these words, may you find resonance, validation, and perhaps a newfound perspective on your own experiences with anxiety. Embrace them, reflect upon them, and let them remind you that you are not alone in your struggles. Now, without further ado, let us embark on this journey through the labyrinth of anxious thoughts and feelings.
The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition. Friedrich Nietzsche
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. Edmund Burke
I am keen and anxious for the safety of both the Jews and the Palestinians. Muammar al-Gaddafi
Notwithstanding my present incompetency, I am beginning to translate the New Testament, being extremely anxious to get some parts of Scripture, at least, into an intelligible shape, if for no other purpose than to read, as occasion offers, to the Burmans I meet with. Adoniram Judson
You have to rely on your preparation. You got to really be passionate and try to prepare more than anyone else, and put yourself in a position to succeed, and when the moment comes you got to enjoy, relax, breathe and rely on your preparation so that you can perform and not be anxious or filled with doubt. Steve Nash
If we’re honest, we all have some measure of wrong believing in our lives. If you don’t believe this, all you need to do is ask yourself, ‘Have I often felt anxious, worried, or fearful that the worst would happen to me and my loved ones?’ Joseph Prince
I was very anxious when I was writing ‘Oscar And Lucinda.’ I would take other books off the shelf to check my chapter length was OK. Peter Carey
With ideas it is like with dizzy heights you climb: At first they cause you discomfort and you are anxious to get down, distrustful of your own powers; but soon the remoteness of the turmoil of life and the inspiring influence of the altitude calm your blood; your step gets firm and sure and you begin to look – for dizzier heights. Nikola Tesla
I am pretty chill before games. Have a go-to routine that keeps me busy until we are ready to take the court so I’m not just sitting around anxious for the game. Stephen Curry
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions. Aristotle
I was definitely not the kid that just wanted to be famous for no reason whatsoever and then happened to find comedy. Fame and all that stuff have always been slightly terrifying to me, and it makes me very anxious. Bo Burnham
I’m totally an anxious mess all the time. There’s a constant dialogue going on in my brain, and it’s just reminding me of all the failures that I have had, and all of the things I need to do, and all of the things I’m not doing good enough. Aubrey Plaza
When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done for. Benjamin Haydon
The more real and genuine we are about ourselves, the more others will know that there is no shame in struggling, or feeling low, or anxious or having bad days – we all have them. Sanam Saeed
I almost feel more anxious lately about, ‘Here’s your opportunity, now you’ve got to make something of it.’ Chris Hemsworth
It is my opinion that Norman Rockwell and his ilk have done more to make already anxious people feel guilty than anyone else. Laurie Colwin
I think players tend to get anxious if they’ve not really done things properly – like eating, resting or training. If you’re fully prepared you’ve got nothing to worry about – it’s just a game of football. Roy Keane
My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones. Taya Kyle
The word ‘improv’ always makes me feel a little anxious because I always feel like we’ll have to pull props out of a bag and find 800 different ways to talk about a stick, the way you do in theater school. Jonathan Groff
January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer’s forehead. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting for a gift from the sea. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I was the big, bossy older sister, full of enthusiasms, mad fantasies, desperate urges to be famous, and anxious to be a saint – a settled sort of saint, not one who might have to suffer or die for her faith. Maeve Binchy
As blue chips turn into penny stocks, Wall Street seems less like a symbol of America’s macho capitalism and more like that famous Jane Austen character Mrs. Bennet, a flibbertigibbet always anxious about getting richer and her ‘poor nerves.’ Maureen Dowd
My mother speaks of my step being a source of life-long pain to her, that it is a living death, etc. By the same post I had several letters from anxious relatives, telling me that it was my duty to come home and thus ease my mother’s anxiety. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
I have developed my eye as a cinematographer through the craft of operating. When I am not operating, I am often anxious, uncertain, restless, sometimes irritable. When I am in the position of working with Steadicam or remote cameras, I fly with a broken wing. Robert Richardson
The funny thing, I guess, is that my husband ended up being the muse of a book about the worst marriage in the world, because if he hadn’t consistently said, ‘Don’t censor yourself, don’t worry about me’ – if he’d been anxious and worried about it – then it would never have gotten written. Gillian Flynn
A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart. Buddha
Prince Philip had formally ‘retired’ in the summer of 2017, a couple of months after his 96th birthday, because the Queen encouraged him to do so. She wanted to stop him ‘pushing himself all the time’. She had become anxious about him. Gyles Brandreth
In the modern presidency, the Chief Executive is expected to respond to anxious national moments with words that stabilize the country. President Trump chose a different route. He did not give a stirring speech of unity or create a national gathering point around common ideals. He spent his passion on other things. John Dickerson
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. James Allen
I’m not built to be famous, I’m not a star. I’m not special, so being stared at makes me very anxious. James Buckley
Capacity never lacks opportunity. It cannot remain undiscovered because it is sought by too many anxious to use it. Jacqueline Cochran
A person who suffers from severe locomotor anxiety finds himself in an almost permanent state of mental tension. He wakes in the morning with the anxious expectation of having to go out somewhere in the course of the day. Karl Abraham
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment. Chanakya
Love is full of anxious fears. Ovid
I was just very shy. I was never anxious to do talk shows, as I didn’t know what to say. And I don’t feel I have any inherent interest. But as I’m getting older, I feel I want to be able to share whatever I know if it means something to someone. Christopher Lloyd
My countrymen, I have given proofs that I am one most anxious for liberties for our country, and I am still desirous of them. But I place as a prior condition the education of the people, that by means of instruction and industry our country may have an individuality of its own and make itself worthy of these liberties. Jose Rizal
I grew up really timid, anxious kid, and I never really had to stand up for myself. Lachlan Watson
Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it? Gao Xingjian
I got so anxious sitting in the make-up chair for hours with my face covered. I had my doctor write a prescription for valium. I couldn’t have done it without the pill. Kim Hunter
Recently I was directing an episode of ‘Glee’ and I lost my cell phone – and I didn’t have time to buy a new one for three weeks. Well, the first few days I was anxious as hell, suffered the delirium tremens, didn’t think I could make it through, etc. Then something kind of curious happened – I began to feel great. Eric Stoltz
Today, we live in a time of threats like few others in recent memory. During anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. We must resist that temptation. No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country. Nikki Haley
When I get anxious and scared, I probably lose my temper more than I should. Dawn Steel
Even cats grow lonely and anxious. Mason Cooley
Give a portion of your money to others. By releasing an anxious grasp on your money, you will open yourself to receive all that is meant to be yours. Suze Orman
I can’t stand having a messy purse, and it makes me anxious to watch other people dig through their messy purses (especially if it’s an expensive designer bag! Don’t treat your Chanel like a trash can). Wendi McLendon-Covey
For fifteen years, I was a teacher of youth. They were years out of the fullness and bloom of my younger manhood. They were years mingled of half breathless work, of anxious self-questionings, of planning and replanning, of disillusion, or mounting wonder. W. E. B. Du Bois
Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights. A. E. van Vogt
What we put in our bodies can make us feel depressed or anxious, and it’s the same for fitness, I think it all joins up in this big circle. Katie Piper
I’m not anxious to be anywhere other than where I am right now. Amy Grant
I’m quite curious and excited about seeing a new script for ‘Blade Runner.’ If, in fact, the opportunity would exist to do another, if it’s a good script, I would be very anxious to work with Ridley Scott again; he’s a very talented and passionate filmmaker. And I think it would be very interesting to revisit the character. Harrison Ford
I’m not anxious to starve myself. For me, it’s not at all sexy to be ultra-thin. Scarlett Johansson
You must remind yourself: The #1 reason to merge your life with a man is that he makes you feel happier – not more anxious and depressed. Karen Salmansohn
I’m terribly prone to anxiety. I get very depressed and I get very anxious and my anxiety is almost always about my children. A. A. Gill
As for the men in power, they are so anxious to establish the myth of infallibility that they do their utmost to ignore truth. Boris Pasternak
One of the things psychologists used to say was that if you are depressed, anxious or angry, you couldn’t be happy. Those were at opposite ends of a continuum. I believe that you can be suffering or have a mental illness and be happy – just not in the same moment that you’re sad. Martin Seligman
When I sat down to write ‘Rules of Civility,’ I didn’t write it for anybody but myself. I wasn’t trying to make my mark or make money. I wasn’t anxious about feeding my kids or whether my father would be proud of me. Amor Towles
The hypothesis of surviving intelligence and personality – not only surviving but anxious and able with difficulty to communicate – is the simplest and most straightforward and the only one that fits all the facts. Oliver Joseph Lodge
My writing practice taught me the important thing is steadfastness. It’s not necessarily discipline. Discipline can become a prison. When your spiritual practices become another thing for you to be anxious about, they’ve lost their usefulness. Elizabeth Gilbert
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. Dean Acheson
A hustler has to deal with danger and risk. It’s part of the game. You cannot control it all, nor would you want to. Chaos, unknown factors are not something to be anxious about. Robert Greene
So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion – because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there’s not very much you can do. Sally Ride
We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you’re anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform. Andrew J. Bernstein
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
A faithful woman can become a devoted daughter of God – more concerned with being righteous than with being selfish, more anxious to exercise compassion than to exercise dominion, more committed to integrity than to notoriety. And she knows of her own infinite worth. Russell M. Nelson
The first song I ever recorded is called ‘ODA’ it was a thrilling experience. I was scared and anxious when I stepped into the booth. The more comfortable I got the more I enjoyed it. Polo G
There is nothing about which I am more anxious than my country, and for its sake I am willing to die ten deaths, if that be possible. Elizabeth I
If you clear your mind, you can fill it with your character. If it is cluttered, if it is anxious, if you’re thinking about your date, about your dinner, about filling your refrigerator, there’s no room. There’s no room for the character you’re trying to build. Henry Winkler
The Lord is anxious to lead us to the safety of higher ground, away from the path of physical and spiritual danger. His upward path will require us to climb. Henry B. Eyring
I have this rubber band that I have all the time on my wrist, and sometimes when I get nervous or anxious, I’ll do this twiddle thing with my finger and I’ll snap the rubber band. A lot of people use rubber bands to cope with things like anxiety and depression and addiction. Tate McRae
At the beginning of ‘Friends,’ Matt LeBlanc was anxious. Every time he did something, he would look for approval to the director, the producers or the writers if they were around. There would be a look of: ‘Am I doing this right?’ Christina Pickles
I’ve been anxious but not depressed. I’m an incorrigible optimist. Liz Truss
I meditate an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. Once a year I go away for a long retreat. And overall, I just feel more comfortable in my own skin and less anxious, less sad, less fearful. Rivers Cuomo
I hate flying. I don’t like planes. I get really anxious. Lucy Hale
I’m a light sleeper. I’ve never been one of those people who can put their head down and suddenly everything disappears. Nighttime is the time I get most scared, anxious or worried. In those darker moments before waking or sleeping is when I feel most, I don’t know, I can turn on myself, and my imagination can take me dark places. Florence Welch
Every view, and every object I studied attentively, by viewing them again and again on every side, for I was anxious to make a lasting impression of it on my imagination. Karl Philipp Moritz
Smaller families mean we have more time and money to lavish on each child. Parents are more anxious because small families give them less experience of parenting and put their genetic eggs in fewer baskets. Carl Honore
Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something. Luc de Clapiers
I want to marry Arline because I love her – which means I want to take care of her. That is all there is to it. I want to take care of her. I am anxious for the responsibilities and uncertainties of taking care of the girl I love. Richard P. Feynman
Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didn’t know how to be, but we sure were anxious to learn. Norman Rockwell
I get anxious about a lot of things, that’s the trouble. I get anxious about everything. I just can’t stop thinking about things all the time. And here’s the really destructive part – it’s always retrospective. I waste time thinking of what I should have said or done. Hugh Laurie
My wife, whenever I’d go off to work and I’d be kind of anxious, she’ll say, ‘Remember, have fun.’ Oh, I forgot, thanks for the reminder. Because sometimes we do forget. We take it all too seriously and there’s a lot of joy to be had wherever you are. Jeff Bridges
Certain things make me anxious. God forbid I get stuck in an elevator. Elizabeth Vargas
I am so anxious for you not to abdicate and I think the fact that you do is going to put me in the wrong light to the entire world because they will say that I could have prevented it. Wallis Simpson
The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone in checking this mad, wicked folly of ‘Women’s Rights’. It is a subject which makes the Queen so furious that she cannot contain herself. Queen Victoria
I had had to quit a few jobs in North Carolina because of how anxious they made me. Lili Reinhart
The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear. Josh Billings
No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted. Olive Schreiner
I’ve gotten to work with amazing people. I would say usually we get to a point before we get into the studio where there isn’t that sense of anxiety or nervousness of who they are because I don’t think it would be as productive in the studio if that was the case. But maybe meeting someone like Neil Young for the first time made me anxious. Rick Rubin
It was one long, anxious, inexorable, eternal vigil. Frank James
In the modern world, the anxious temperament does offer certain benefits: caution, introspection, the capacity to work alone. These can be adaptive qualities. Robin Marantz Henig
Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All actors have this hole inside that they’re trying to fill by performing. I’m anxious to keep creating, but I’m not so desperate any more because I have the love and support of my kids and wife. John C. Reilly
The day of the wedding went like these things generally do, full of anxious moments interspersed with black comedy. Janet Street-Porter
My heart felt empty, and I tried to fill the void with food. However, instead of feeling better, I became anxious and felt like I was lacking. IU
I’ve never been on a dating app since being recognisable. So I wouldn’t know what that’s like. If I’m really honest, I would probably be quite anxious about that. Aimee Lou Wood
A man filled with the love of God is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race. Joseph Smith, Jr.
Whenever I had anything and saw a fellow being suffering, I was more anxious to relieve him than to benefit myself. And this is one of the true secrets of my being a poor man to this day. Davy Crockett
We are anxious because we do not know what roles to pursue, what principles for action to believe in. Our individual anxiety, somewhat like that of the nation, is a basic confusion and bewilderment about where we are going. Rollo May
The Falstaff people, romantics all, went for it. They were so anxious to find out what I was going to do that they could hardly bear to wait out the two weeks. I was rather anxious to find out what I was going to do, too. Bill Veeck
I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone. Rachel Platten
