Motivational Quotes

Fear

At man's core there is a voice that wants him never to give in to fear. But if it is true that in general man cannot give in to fear, at the very least he postpones indefinitely the moment when he will have to confront himself with the object of his fear... when he will no longer have the assistance of reason as guaranteed by God, or when he will no longer have the assistance of God such as reason guaranteed. It is necessary to recoil, but it is necessary to leap, and perhaps one only recoils in order to leap better.

- Bataille, Georges

Best Quotes about Fear

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.

Lincoln, Abraham

Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

Lactantius, Lucius C.

There is the fear that we shan't prove worthy in the eyes of someone who knows us at least as well as we know ourselves. That is the fear of God. And there is the fear of Man --fear that men won't understand us and we shall be cut of from them.

Frost, Robert

The fear of being wrong is the prime inhibitor of the creative process.

Bryant, Jean

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

Buddha

There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.

Kierkegaard, S°ren

Fear can supplant our real problems only to the extent --unwilling either to assimilate or to exhaust it --we perpetuate it within ourselves like a temptation and enthrone it at the very heart of our solitude.

Cioran, E. M.

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.

George Carlin

A scalded cat dreads cold water.

Proverb

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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ?I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.? You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Roosevelt, Eleanor

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When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

Buddha

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Do what you fear most and you control fear.

Hopkins, Tom

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A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.

Axiom, Grandma

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Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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Fear of becoming a has been keeps some people from becoming anything.

Hoffer, Eric

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Action conquers fear.

Zarlenga, Peter Nivio

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There are only two forces that unite men -- fear and interest.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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First you jump off the cliff and you build wings on the way down.

Bradbury, Ray

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Fear makes men believe the worst.

Rufus, Quintus Curtius

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Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.

Marie Ebner von Eschenbach

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I have a fear of failure.

Montana, Joe

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Fear is the biggest motivator.

Dixon, Bill

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An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand.

Nagarjuna, Siddha

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To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves...We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here--with its gift of energy and heightened awareness--so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation.

Peter McWilliams

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I think over again my small adventures, my fears, These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital things I had to get and to reach. And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing. To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world.

Inuit Song

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Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas other men fear only them, they fear everyone.

Francis De Sales, St.

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Most fears cannot withstand the test of careful scrutiny and analysis. When we expose our fears to the light of thoughtful examination they usually just evaporate.

Canfield, Jack

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Comfort zones are plush lined coffins. When you stay in your plush lined coffins, you die.

Dale, Stan

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If you forgo your plan, you also have to forgo fear.

Eric Schmidt

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Fear is what kills us.

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The best safety lies in fear.

Shakespeare, William

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The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It's the same thing, fear, but it's what you do with it that matters.

D'Amato, Cus

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It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter

Churchill, Winston

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We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.

Livy, Titus

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Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.

Bovee, Christian Nevell

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It all changed when I realized I'm not the only one on the planet who's scared. Everyone else is, too. I started asking people, Are you scared, too? You bet your sweet life I am. Aha, so that's the way it is for you, too. We were all in the same boat. That's probably what is so effective at our workshops. When I ask, Who else feels like this? the whole room of hands goes up. People realize they are not the only one who feels that way.

Dale, Stan

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You can't underestimate the power of fear.

Nixon, Patricia

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Less base the fear of death than fear of life.

Young, Edward

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The timid are afraid before the danger, the cowardly while in danger, and the courageous after danger.

Paul, Jean

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Fearless minds climb soonest into crowns.

Shakespeare, William

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If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

Patton, George S.

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Fear of success can also be tied into the idea that success means someone else's loss. Some people are unconsciously guilty because they believe their victories are coming at the expense of another.

Harvey, Joan C.

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Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

Francis Quarles

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Humans, with the capacities of higher-order thinking, can overcome limiting behaviors and fears.

Scheele, Paul R.

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There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it.

Hitchcock, Alfred

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An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.

Anouilh, Jean

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The worst nightmare I ever had about Vietnam was that I had to go back. I woke up in a sweat, in total terror.

Stone, Oliver

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Fear is a habit; so is self-pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can!! and I will!!

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God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that He is in the midst... will be quiet in the middle of alarm.

Meyer, F. B.

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You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.

Austen, Jane