Paulo Coelho
Writer
"Use fear as an engine, not as a brake."
Brake quotes
22 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Use fear as an engine, not as a brake."
"I have no brakes on...analysis is for those who are paralyzed by life."
"You say that I should be your teacher! See to it that I am your pinion and not your brake."
"The use of self control is like the use of brakes on train. It is useful when you find yourself in wrong direction but merely harmful when the direction is right"
"No," I said. And maybe it was only because Alaska couldn't hit the brakes and I couldn't hit the accelerator."
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