WORRY QUOTES V

quotations about worry & worrying

Worry is a fidgety girl who can't do things right. In the morning she dresses herself but the clothes don't fit. Worry is slim. Worry is fat. Worry is never what she wants to be.

EILEEN CURTEIS

Reiki: A Spiritual Doorway to Natural Healing


Worry is different from fear. If fear is like a raging fever, worry is a low-grade temperature. It nags at us, simmers in our souls, hovers in the back of our minds like a faint memory. We may fear certain realities, like death; we worry about vague possibilities. Worry distracts us more than paralyzes us. It is like a leaky faucet we never get around to fixing.

GERALD LAWSON SITTSER

The Will of God As a Way of Life

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If the worry is reasonable, do something about it. If it's irrational or out of your control, recognize that.

ERIC BARKER

"Ancient wisdom: How the Buddhists and Stoics stay emotionally strong", The Week, March 30, 2017


When it comes to Mom, worry is my constant companion, with me like those belt beepers husbands used to wear when the birth was imminent.

PHIL GIANFICARO

"The forecast: Worry, 100 miles away", Burlington County Times, March 16, 2017


If something worries you, check it out. Do what you can, take care of what you can, and then let it go. At this point, having done all you can, worrying about the issue doesn't do you any good. You could be using that energy in other ways to help you feel better.

JANICE CORSANO

This Is Only a Dream!: When You Die You Wake Up


Worrying is not looking for a solution, but just reviewing the "problem" over and over.

MELVIN R. HALL

The Sky's the Limit: Go for the Gold!


Put your energy into today and stop worrying about the past.

ERIN HUNTER

Rising Storm


People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching a cold.

JOHN JAY CHAPMAN

attributed, Words from the Wise


What? Me worry?

ALFRED E. NEUMAN

MAD Magazine, July 1955


The cause of worry is life: its cure is death.

CALEB WILLIAMS SALEEBY

Worry: The Disease of the Age


A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.

JOHN LUBBOCK

The Use of Life

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Worrying is only useful if it makes us aware of something that needs to be remedied, allows us to resolve the situation and move on. It is bad for us when it constantly fills our mind and we take no action or remain preoccupied. It wastes time and energy.

SARAH MCNAMARA

Helping Young People to Beat Stress


The reason worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.

RALPH LOUIS WOODS

The Modern Handbook of Humor


One can make one's life a complete misery, worrying about burglaries and shipwrecks, but ask anyone, anyone you know ... earth-shattering disasters and fabulous inheritances all seems to take place exclusively in the newspapers.

JEAN ANOUILH

The Rehearsal

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Worry is like a rocking chair--it keeps you busy but gets you nowhere.

KATIE DALE

Someone Else's Life


Worry is the secret weapon perpetrated upon us by the dark forces of the world that lurk in the shape of fear, uncertainty, confusion, and loss. We, on the other hand, have our own secret weapon against these incorporeal fiends. It is laughter.

VERA NAZARIAN

The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration


As for what has already happened, you can't do anything about it, so it is pointless to waste time thinking about it--to worry is an exercise in mindlessness. As for what might happen, we must remember that we don't know the future. Many things we worry about never happen, so many of our worries waste our energy. I know this is easier said than done, but realizing the pointlessness of worry is a start.

JOHN G. MESSERLY

"How To Cope With This Stressful Presidency", Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, March 6, 2017


Worrying is similar to purchasing ulcers on credit.

GREG REYNOLDS

"Issues of Faith: No worries when experiencing God's Peace", Peninsula Daily News, March 3, 2017


Stop worrying. Please. Because I suspect it's white-anting your serenity, crashing into your life too much.

NIKKI GEMMELL

"Is it worth the worry?", The Australian, March 4, 2017


Worry-free living can be ours. Worry is merely an option. Take a lesson from our children. Toss your worries onto your Father. Then go outside and play.

RICK BROWN

"Let Jesus help you live worry free", Cypress Creek Mirror, February 17, 2016