fear

"Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God, your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some; it is in everyone. And, as we let our light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

-read by Ubiquarian on the wall of a youth hostel in Nairobi

hmm.. i did a little research on this quotation. apparently, this was used by Nelson Mandela in one of his speeches, and from then on has been mis-attributed to him. Further research says it's from a book called RETURN TO LOVE published in 1992.