Motivational Quotes

Fear

One need not be a chamber to be haunted; One need not be a house; The brain has corridors surpassing Material place.

- Emily Dickinson

Best Quotes about Fear

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

He who is afraid of a thing gives it power over him.

Proverb, Moorish

We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.

Colton, Charles Caleb

A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.

Seneca

Great fear is concealed under daring.

Lucan, F. L.

Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.

Dr. David M. Burns

Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.

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

Frances Moore Lappe

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

Nehru, Jawaharlal

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

Davis, Elmer

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

Eric Schmidt

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A man's doubts and fears are his worst enemies.

Wrigley Jr., William

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Only he who can say, The Lord is my strength, can say, Of whom shall I be afraid?

Maclaren, Alexander

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Do what you fear most and you control fear.

Hopkins, Tom

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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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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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Fear is the biggest motivator.

Dixon, Bill

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Only with absolute fearlessness can we slay the dragons of mediocrity that invade our gardens.

Keynes, John Maynard

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Less base the fear of death than fear of life.

Young, Edward

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

Johnson, Samuel

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I've grown certain that the root of all fear is that we've been forced to deny who we are.

Frances Moore Lappe

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.

Edmund Burke

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

Nightingale, Florence

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The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortune, but its fears.

Benson, Arthur Christopher

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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 a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to your fear.

Patton, George S.

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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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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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I have a fear of failure.

Montana, Joe

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Fear sometimes stops you from doing stupid things. But it can also stop you from doing creative or exciting or experimental things. It can cloud your judgment of others, and lead to all kinds of evil. The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings in our life.

Helen Mirren

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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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That fear may reach all, punish but few.

Proverb

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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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Only your mind can produce fear.