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Fretting Quotes

Letting go of worry over what's still ahead

These quotes address fretting over motherhood, industry change, and public opinion, each finding that worry rarely shortens the road about to be traveled.

We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays.

Quotes by Persius

We spend too much time fretting over the way the industry produces programming, and too little worrying about the way the public consumes it.

Quotes by Michael Medved

Nothing can prepare you for the all-consuming nature of motherhood, and I am very aware of my good fortune, as I spent years fretting about whether I'd ever meet anyone to have a baby with.

Quotes by Mariella Frostrup

Sometimes we make the process more complicated than we need to. We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how long it will take or how hard it will be. We make the journey by...

Quotes by Joseph B. Wirthlin

About Quotes

Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.

Quotes by Jack Germond

It may be that Tolstoy and Virginia Woolf were sitting around fretting about their Amazon reviews or their pre-pub whatever, but I kind of doubt it. I don't think that's how the work probably got made.

Quotes by Garth Risk Hallberg

With a novel, no matter where I am in it, I'm fretting about it. Every time I write a book, it starts with great forward momentum. Then there seems to be a period where it slows down a bit, and...

Quotes by Douglas Kennedy

Everyone goes through the ups and downs of living - fretting about the future, worrying about what happened. Music teaches us how to be in the moment.

Quotes by David Sanborn

Knowing that the time to sleep has come, the Lord sleeps, and does well in sleeping. Often, when we have been fretting and worrying, we should have glorified God far more had we literally gone to sleep.

Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

Bible Quotes

Leaders thrive when they feel creatively empowered, when they trust the people around them, when their confidence is swelling. Leaders make mistakes when they lose that same confidence, when they're fretting about their power base, when they're reacting instead of...

Quotes by Bill Simmons

Frequently Asked Questions

What situations do these Fretting quotes describe?
They cover worry over long journeys, industry change, motherhood, and even how voters judge candidates based on their reading habits.
Do these quotes say fretting is ever useful?
Mostly not - several speakers suggest fretting wastes energy better spent simply taking the next step toward a distant goal.
Is fretting about parenthood mentioned specifically?
Yes, one speaker recalls years spent fretting over whether they would ever meet someone to start a family with.
Do any quotes link fretting to public or political life?
Yes, one argues voters should look past IQ scores and instead study what a candidate actually reads and who they spend time with.
What other quote pages relate to Fretting quotes?
Read confidence quotes for the opposite mindset, or browse Bible quotes referenced in one of these sayings.

One recurring idea: a long journey is made step by step, not by fretting, a lesson these voices apply well beyond travel and into daily confidence.