Fear Quotes
So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt.William Shakespeare
Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win By fearing to attempt.William Shakespeare, "Measure for Measure", Act 1 scene 4
I have built my organization upon fear.Al Capone
In all large corporations, there is a pervasive fear that someone, somewhere is having fun with a computer on company time. Networks help alleviate that fear.John C. Dvorak
For there is no question but a just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a lawful cause of war.Sir Francis Bacon, Of Empire
Do not fear mistakes, there are none.Miles Davis
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - Not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things Knows not the livid loneliness of fear.Amelia Earhart
Do not trust the horse, Trojans Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even though they bring gifts.Virgil
Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical fears and hopes.Murray Edelman, _Politics as Symbolic Action_, p. 1
It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life, and if you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, then your life will be safe, expedient and thin.Katharine Butler Hathaway
The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.Thomas Merton
The honey from the flowers of the senses, Ever present within, ruler of time, Goes beyond fear. For this Self is Supreme.Maitri Upanishads
The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.Lewis Grizzard
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.Eleanor Roosevelt
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.Aung San Suu Kyi
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.Maya Angelou
There are two days in the week about which and upon which I never worry. Two carefree days, kept sacredly free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday And the other day I do not worry about is Tomorrow.Robert Jones Burdette
No matter how hard you work for success if your thought is saturated with the fear of failure, it will kill your efforts, neutralize your endeavors and make success impossible.Baudjuin
Fear makes us feel our humanity.Benjamin Disraeli
Do not fear to step into the unknown For where there is risk, there is also reward.Lori Hard
Slowness to change usually means fear of the new.Philip Crosby, Reflections on Quality
Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.Martin Luther King Jr.
To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.Katherine Patterson, Jacob Have I Loved
Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends.J. R. R. Tolkien
The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.Cyril Connolly
Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.King Whitney Jr.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.Elbert Hubbard
Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others.Robert Louis Stevenson
As an athlete, when you least expect it, you may find yourself standing on the threshold of an accomplishment so monumental that it strikes fear into your soul. You must stand ready, at any moment, to face the unknown. You must be ready to walk boldly thru the wall of uncertainty.John "The Penguin" Bingham, The courage to start
Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.Robert Louis Stevenson
If you fear change, leave it here.Unknown, Sign on a restaurant tip ja
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.Eleanor Rosevelt
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.Napoleon
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.Stewart L. Udall, commencement address, Dartmouth College, June 13, 1965
The only thing I am afraid of is fear.Arthur Wellesley Wellington
Hatred of dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.Marquis de Vauvenargues
