Fear Quotes by Mason Cooley

I do not regret the folly of my youth, but the timidity.

— Mason Cooley

Fears and lies intensify consciousness.

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Pessimists fear becoming the dupes of Hope. Optimists enjoy Hope's company, and consider being duped no great matter.

— Mason Cooley

Always clamping down on excitement is not self-control but fear.

— Mason Cooley

In love, we worry more about the meaning of silences than the meaning of words.

— Mason Cooley

Fear regulates. Appetite impels.

— Mason Cooley

Fear of trying causes paralysis. Trying causes only trembling and sweating.

— Mason Cooley

If there is no harm in asking, why guilt and fear when we do so?

— Mason Cooley

Worrying is as futile as boredom, but harder work.

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Worry is not thought; complaining is not action.

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Fearful of sentimentality, I disown my tears and melting heart.

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Boredom and fear keep us working and obeying the laws.

— Mason Cooley

Suspense combines curiosity with fear and pulls them up a rising slope.

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Fear of my cruel impulses makes me kind.

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I keep eating for fear I will be hungry.

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Everyone fears and courts his own demon.

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Dreams surround our desires with ugliness and dread.

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I put second things first, and then worry about first things.

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Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.

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Travelling, I worry about luggage, prices, and strange food. At home, I am free to broaden my mind by thinking about the…

— Mason Cooley

While there's life, there's fear.

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Too timid to talk back, I shot my adversary.

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Understanding replaces imaginary fears with real ones.

— Mason Cooley