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Fear38 quotes
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. — Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1933Always do what you are afraid to do. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841Courage is as contagious as fear. — Susan Sontag · 2003I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet. — Jack London · 1916We must travel in the direction of our fear. — John Berryman · 1942I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid of not trying. — Jay-Z · 2006All 38 quotes →Courage4 quotes
Courage is as contagious as fear. — Susan Sontag · 2003We must travel in the direction of our fear. — John Berryman · 1942Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. — Mark Twain · 1894Our doubts are traitors
And makes us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt. — William Shakespeare · 1616Facing one's fears3 quotes
Always do what you are afraid to do. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841We must travel in the direction of our fear. — John Berryman · 1942I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total Obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. — Frank Herbert · 1965Living in fear3 quotes
I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet. — Jack London · 1916I have spent my whole life scared, frightened of things that could happen, might happen, might not happen. 50 years I spent like that, finding myself awake at 3 in the morning. But, you know what? Ever since my diagnosis, I sleep just fine. I came to realize it's that fear that's the worst of it. That's the real enemy. — Walter White · 2009Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave. — Roy Batty · 1982Taking risks3 quotes
Always do what you are afraid to do. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841I will not pretend I wasn't petrified. I was. But mixed in with the awful fear was a glorious feeling of excitement. Most of the really exciting things we do in our lives scare us to death. They wouldn't be exciting if they didn't. — Roald Dahl · 1975Our doubts are traitors
And makes us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt. — William Shakespeare · 1616Courage vs. fear2 quotes
Courage is as contagious as fear. — Susan Sontag · 2003Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. — Mark Twain · 1894Hope2 quotes
Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Don't ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn't. — Michelle Obama · 2008Love2 quotes
Against love's fire fear's frost hath dissolution. — William Shakespeare · 1594Me? I’m scared of everything. I’m scared of what I saw, I’m scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I’m with you. — Baby Houseman · 1987Love and fear2 quotes
Against love's fire fear's frost hath dissolution. — William Shakespeare · 1594Me? I’m scared of everything. I’m scared of what I saw, I’m scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I’m with you. — Baby Houseman · 1987Vulnerability2 quotes
He folded his fear into a perfect rose. He held it out in the palm of his hand. She took it from him and put it in her hair. — Arundhati Roy · 1997Who has not sat nervously before the stage curtain of his heart? — Rainer Maria Rilke · 1923Anticipation1 quote
You know, the worst ain't so bad when it finally happens. Not half as bad as you figure it'll be before it's happened. — Curtin · 1948Anxiety1 quote
If evils come not,
Then our fears are vain;
And if they do,
Fear but augments the pain. — Benjamin Franklin · 1741Authoritarianism1 quote
Let them hate, so long as they fear. — CaligulaCrime1 quote
Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCDecisions and choices1 quote
Don't ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn't. — Michelle Obama · 2008Deterring crime1 quote
Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCDoubt and skepticism1 quote
Our doubts are traitors
And makes us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt. — William Shakespeare · 1616Effects of fear1 quote
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. — Edmund Burke · 1757Excitement1 quote
I will not pretend I wasn't petrified. I was. But mixed in with the awful fear was a glorious feeling of excitement. Most of the really exciting things we do in our lives scare us to death. They wouldn't be exciting if they didn't. — Roald Dahl · 1975Fear in politics1 quote
Let them hate, so long as they fear. — CaligulaFear of heights1 quote
I have a real problem with heights. — Peter Banning · 1991Fear of intimacy1 quote
You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and say, "Okay, life's a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness." You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing", and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself and it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself. — Paul Varjak · 1961Fear of the enemy1 quote
To fear the foe, since fear oppresseth strength,
Gives in your weakness strength unto your foe — William Shakespeare · 1595Financial panics and bubbles1 quote
Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. — Warren Buffett · 2008Freedom1 quote
Leave all things behind, and come unto me for thy salvation. I will make thee free from this bondage of sins. Fear no more. — Bhagavad Gita · 200 BCFreezing in fear1 quote
Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true. So, it's simple, you project strength to avoid conflict. — Bodhi · 1991God1 quote
We must make an idol of our fear, and that idol we shall call god. — Antonius Block · 1957Government1 quote
Fear is the foundation of most governments. — John Adams · 1776Greed1 quote
Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. — Warren Buffett · 2008Hate1 quote
Let them hate, so long as they fear. — Caligula