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

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

Fear the man who fears you.

Proverb, Hasidic

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

Lincoln, Abraham

He who knows self as the enjoyer of the honey from the flowers of the senses, ever present within, ruler of time, goes beyond fear. For this self is supreme!

Upanishads, Veda

I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.

Lorde, Audre

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Smith, Frederick

Do what you fear most and you control fear.

Hopkins, Tom

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

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

Hitchcock, Alfred

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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.

Johnson, Samuel

11.

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

Carnegie, Dale

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Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.

13.

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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Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.

Horton, Doug

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Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.

Frances Moore Lappe

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People die of fright and live of confidence.

Thoreau, Henry David

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Where the fear is, happiness is not.

Seneca

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

Bible

19.

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

Northcote, James

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Depression, gloom, pessimism, despair, discouragement, these slay ten human beings to every one murdered by typhoid, influenza, diabetes or pneumonia. If tuberculosis is the great white plague, then fear is the great black plague.

Murray, Gilbert

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

Davis, Elmer

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There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.

Nehru, Jawaharlal

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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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Fear guides more than gratitude.

Goldsmith, Oliver

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My worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to my nipples and muttering under my breath.

Dreyfuss, Richard

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When one can hear people moving, one does not so much mind, about one's fears.

Ann Radcliffe

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Most fear stems from sin; to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit.

Gaye, Marvin

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Only your mind can produce fear.

A Course In Miracles

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If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy

Carnegie, Dale

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The best safety lies in fear.

Shakespeare, William

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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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The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.

Carlyle, Thomas

34.

You can't underestimate the power of fear.

Nixon, Patricia

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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear.

Proverb

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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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There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.

Bovee, Christian Nevell

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I can say, I am terribly frightened and fear is terrible and awful and it makes me uncomfortable, so I won't do that because it makes me uncomfortable. Or I could say get used to being uncomfortable. It is uncomfortable doing something that's risky. But so what? Do you want to stagnate and just be comfortable?

Streisand, Barbara

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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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Every day I run scared. That's the only way I can stay ahead.

Johnson, John

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Action conquers fear.

Zarlenga, Peter Nivio

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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!!

43.

Great fear is concealed under daring.

Lucan, F. L.

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As the ostrich when pursued hideth his head, but forgetteth his body; so the fears of a coward expose him to danger.

Akhenaton

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Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

Brown, Les

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If you are not concerned about the outcome of a circumstance, you will experience no fear. Whatever the outcome will be, will be, whether you fear it or not.

Ching Ning Chu

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

Axiom, Grandma

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I have a fear of failure.

Montana, Joe

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Fear God and you need not fear anyone else.

Wilson, Woodrow T.

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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.