Motivational Quotes

Fear

The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care.

- Bradley, Francis H.

Best Quotes about Fear

Do what you fear most and you control fear.

Hopkins, Tom

Fear is the sand in the machinery of life.

Jones, Eli Stanley

You can get something done in a short time with fear, but in the long run it just doesn't pay off.

Parsons, Wendell

Fears are nothing more than states of mind.

Hill, Napoleon

He without fear is king of the world.

Eddison, E. E.

Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.

John Paul II

An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.

Anouilh, Jean

Great fear is concealed under daring.

Lucan, F. L.

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.

Livy, Titus

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In life we donÆt get what we want, we get in life what we are. If we want more we have to be able to be more, in order to be more you have to face rejection.

Farrah Gray

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The first and great commandment is, Don't let them scare you.

Davis, Elmer

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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

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Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.

Virgil

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The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.

Hill, Napoleon

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I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him.

Roosevelt, Eleanor

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There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

Renard, Jules

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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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Fear is the mind killer

Herbert, Frank

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When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death -- that is heroism.

Ingersoll, Robert Green

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Fear the man who fears you.

Proverb, Hasidic

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Fear is the biggest motivator.

Dixon, Bill

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At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below.

Theodosia Garrison

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Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Thus a feeling of utter unworthiness can be a source of courage.

Hoffer, Eric

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Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

Lactantius, Lucius C.

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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.

Proverb, Swedish

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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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Come to the edge, He said. They said, We are afraid. Come to the edge, He said. They came. He pushed them... and they flew.

Apollinaire, Guillaume

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Fear of the pain blinds us to the goal of healing. Only by seeing our problems clearly and experiencing them can we do something about them.

Hoffman, Bob

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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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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.

Nightingale, Florence

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Confront your fears, list them, get to know them, and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead.

Gillies, Jerry

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If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

Schuller, Robert H.

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Half the things that people do not succeed in are through fear of making the attempt.

Northcote, James

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It is an old psychological axiom that constant exposure to the object of fear immunizes against the fear.

Maltz, Maxwell

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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Bertrand Russell

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Fear is the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind.

Lovecraft, H. P.

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Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live

Thompson, Dorothy

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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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It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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I have a fear of failure.

Montana, Joe

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Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Do the thing we fear, and the death of fear is certain.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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He who strikes terror in others is himself continually in fear.

Claudianus, Claudius

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Only your mind can produce fear.

A Course In Miracles

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Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.

Tacitus, Publius Cornelius

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

Shakespeare, William

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Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid. [Matthew 14:27]

Bible

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The timidity of the child or the savage is entirely reasonable; they are alarmed at this world, because this world is a very alarming place. They dislike being alone because it is verily and indeed an awful idea to be alone. Barbarians fear the unknown for the same reason that Agnostics worship it --because it is a fact.

Chesterton, Gilbert K.

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We must travel in the direction of our fear.

Berryman, John