Man's desire for the approval of his fellows is so strong, his dread of their censure so violent, that he himself has… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some people wash their hands thirty times a day for fear of awful consequences… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
The conclusions seem inescapable that in certain circles a tendency has arisen to fear people who fear government. Government, as the Father… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
There isn't so much to be afraid of, out there. I can remember thinking it was funny to find that out, on… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
The weekend break had begun with the usual resentment and had continued with half-repressed ill humour. It was, of course, his fault.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We had a hard life but we didn't know it...We had power…it's a power of transformation you have, when you're stuffed full… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
“His affection for the human grew steadily by the day. Sometimes by the minute. And it wasn’t simply her beauty, but her… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
Your fear is 100% dependent on You for its survival, and it is the only thing standing between you and your goals.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Public opinion, in its raw state, gushes out in the immemorial form of the mob's fear. It is piped into central factories,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Someone once told me that none of us are actually afraid of the dark; we're scared of what it conceals from us.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The United States has never been afraid of a challenge. In times of crisis, it is American innovation and ingenuity that has… — Diana DeGette Copy Share Image
I didn't let you walk away because I didn't love you, I let you walk away because I do. My presence in… — Shawn Davis Copy Share Image
“Little sister don't you worry about a thing today Take the heat from the sun Little sister I know that everything is… — U2 Copy Share Image
“So when the fear of not persevering raises its head, don’t try to overcome it by saying, “Oh, there is no danger,… — John Piper Copy Share Image
I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously; perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. I'm not really… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
This is no honky-tonk parade. 1Q84 is the real world, where a cut draws real blood, where pain is real pain and… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Figaro is a bad play. It stirs up hatred between the classes. In France, it has caused nothing but bitterness. My own… — Peter Shaffer Copy Share Image
Nobody is afraid of heights, Their afraid of falling.Nobody is afraid to swim, their afraid of drowning. Nobody is afraid of love,… — Wang Non Copy Share Image
“This is how best to effect change. If you reiterate the same fears and the same sensible measures with proper augmentation enough… — Olli Jalonen Copy Share Image
I think I'm attracted to subjects that I'm afraid of. It's a way to approach things I am afraid of, things that… — Denis Villeneuve Copy Share Image
The greatest fear that haunts this city is a suitcase bomb, nuclear or germ. Many people carry small gas masks. The masses… — David Wilkerson Copy Share Image
The mind of man is capable of anything--because everything is in it, all the past as well as all the future. What… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
Avoid greed and fear. These are the investor's Achilles heels. Keeping all your money in the bank earning 3% interest is just… — Nancy Dunnan Copy Share Image
Is Trump correct that we should stop the flow of illegal immigrants? Yes, but again, words matter, and there is a way… — Mercedes Schlapp Copy Share Image
The paralyzing effect of fear makes us as helpless as babies and blinds us to the truth that God didn't send us… — Susan L. Taylor Copy Share Image
“Because of our fear that we are merely excited matter and the consequent grudge that we hold against the universe, we feel… — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
“If you dream your problems at night and live your problems by day, you are suffering the effects of paralyzing toxins delivered… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
When you expect something, it is on the way. When you believe something, it is on the way. When you fear something,… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
“We only suffer when we falsely identify with the objects that arise in our awareness, rather than with the awareness itself—when we… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
I was afraid that that Catch-22 would cause VR to fail to achieve liftoff. That worry is now gone. Facebook's acquisition of… — Michael Abrash Copy Share Image
I'm specifically referring to this certain feeling of sadness, fear, and helplessness that descended on me at the Mexico City protest a… — Francisco Goldman Copy Share Image
When we worry, we are telling God, "You are neither trustworthy nor in control, so I need to worry and scheme as… — James MacDonald Copy Share Image
My great aunt raised me for about four or five years. Something I took from her was a quote: 'Fear of suffering… — Brandon Ingram Copy Share Image
“What does this mean, then – I’m afraid? Scared of physical intimacy? No. I crave it, I dream about it. But for… — Tabitha Suzuma Copy Share Image
“We are all of us not merely liable to fear, we are also prone to be afraid of being afraid, and the… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
My mother always tells me, "Fear isn't from God," and I believe that. But sometimes, I wonder whether I'll be able step… — Nate Parker Copy Share Image
I go to sleep every single night thinking I'm not good enough. I really do. I don't know if that's healthy or… — Diana Taurasi Copy Share Image
I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct,… — Dawn French Copy Share Image
“I think we need sadness and pain and horror, otherwise all the joy we experience means nothing. If you never feel fear,… — Julie Johnson Copy Share Image
I dread no more the first white in my hair, Or even age itself, the easy shoe, The cane, the wrinkled hands,… — Edna St Vincent Millay Copy Share Image
