--- title: "11 Fear Opposite Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Fear Opposite quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Fear Opposite sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/boyd-k-packer-1854_faith_fear-is-the-opposite-of-faith-1410570_1410570.png" --- > [“Fear is the opposite of faith”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/fear-is-the-opposite-of-faith/) [Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/boyd-k-packer-1854_faith_fear-is-the-opposite-of-faith-1410570_1410570.png) > [Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/fear-is-the-opposite-of-love-in-my-opinion/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/bren-brown-280_fear_fear-is-the-opposite-of-love-in-my-opini_2319014.jpg) > [Love and fear are the two opposite ends of the continuum, as far as I'm concerned. When we are not in love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-canfield/love-and-fear-are-the-two-opposite-ends-of-the-continuum-as-far-as-i/) [Jack Canfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-canfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7af/jack-canfield-796_concerned_love-and-fear-are-the-two-opposite-ends_262901.png) > [Fear is not the opposite of courage. Fear is the catalyst of courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-d-chittister/fear-is-not-the-opposite-of-courage-fear-is-the-catalyst-of-courage/) [Joan D. Chittister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-d-chittister/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/674/joan-d-chittister-2635_catalyst_fear-is-not-the-opposite-of-courage-fear_2074086.png) > [Fear is the opposite of everything you are, and so has an effect of opposition to your mental and physical health. Fear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/fear-is-the-opposite-of-everything-you-are-and-so-has-an-effect-of/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bf/anonymous-1_concern_fear-is-the-opposite-of-everything-you-a_967541.jpg) > [I was walking around trying to act cool, like I had no fear at all. But I was afraid, afraid that somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-ray-vaughan/i-was-walking-around-trying-to-act-cool-like-i-had-no-fear-at-all-but/) [Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-ray-vaughan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/stevie-ray-vaughan-13057_fear_i-was-walking-around-trying-to-act-cool_1190493.jpg) > [“The only thing that separates any one of us from excellence is fear and the opposite of fear is faith. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-fox/the-only-thing-that-separates-any-one-of-us-from-excellence-is-fear/) [Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/michael-j-fox-1653_business_the-only-thing-that-separates-any-one-of_1309380.jpg) > [We have become this very fear-based culture, especially post-9/11. Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion. I think there would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/we-have-become-this-very-fear-based-culture-especially-post-9-11-fear/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/286/bren-brown-280_acceptance_we-have-become-this-very-fear-based-cult_77367.jpg) > [I bear witness of the power of the priesthood given to the Church to protect us and guide us. And because we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/i-bear-witness-of-the-power-of-the-priesthood-given-to-the-church-to/) [Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/boyd-k-packer-1854_bears_i-bear-witness-of-the-power-of-the-pries_308248.png) > [“Fear has to be the opposite of God because it is the opposite of love. Fear is selfish, needy and focused on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-giles/fear-has-to-be-the-opposite-of-god-because-it-is-the-opposite-of-love/) [Kimberly Giles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-giles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/kimberly-giles-14875_fear_fear-has-to-be-the-opposite-of-god-becau_1683051.jpg) > [Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. It may mean a giving up of familiar but limiting patterns, safe but unrewarding work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-sheehy/growth-demands-a-temporary-surrender-of-security-it-may-mean-a-giving/) [Gail Sheehy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-sheehy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/gail-sheehy-3031_courses_growth-demands-a-temporary-surrender-of_1587598.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear-opposite/#itemlist", "name": "Fear Opposite Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Fear is the opposite of faith”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Boyd K. 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Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion. I think there would be more love in the world. I'm not talking about rainbows and unicorns and '70s Coca-Cola commercials. I'm talking about gritty, dangerous, wild-eyed love. Radical acceptance of people. Belonging. A good, goofy kind of love.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/we-have-become-this-very-fear-based-culture-especially-post-9-11-fear/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/286/bren-brown-280_acceptance_we-have-become-this-very-fear-based-cult_77367.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/286/bren-brown-280_acceptance_we-have-become-this-very-fear-based-cult_77367.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/286/bren-brown-280_acceptance_we-have-become-this-very-fear-based-cult_77367.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We have become this very fear-based culture, especially post-9/11. Fear is the opposite of love, in my…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I bear witness of the power of the priesthood given to the Church to protect us and guide us. And because we have that, we have no fear of the future. Fear is the opposite of faith. We move forward, certain that the Lord will watch over us, particularly in the family.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Boyd K. Packer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/i-bear-witness-of-the-power-of-the-priesthood-given-to-the-church-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/boyd-k-packer-1854_bears_i-bear-witness-of-the-power-of-the-pries_308248.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/boyd-k-packer-1854_bears_i-bear-witness-of-the-power-of-the-pries_308248.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/boyd-k-packer-1854_bears_i-bear-witness-of-the-power-of-the-pries_308248.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I bear witness of the power of the priesthood given to the Church to protect us and guide us. And because we…” — Boyd K. Packer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Fear has to be the opposite of God because it is the opposite of love. Fear is selfish, needy and focused on you. It makes no sense for God to want you in fear about Him or your life. It comes down to this: either God wants you to live in fear of Him, always afraid you aren’t good enough and focused on yourself, or He wants you to live in love, knowing you are safe, and focused on loving other people. Which feels more accurate to you?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kimberly Giles" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-giles/fear-has-to-be-the-opposite-of-god-because-it-is-the-opposite-of-love/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/kimberly-giles-14875_fear_fear-has-to-be-the-opposite-of-god-becau_1683051.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/kimberly-giles-14875_fear_fear-has-to-be-the-opposite-of-god-becau_1683051.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/kimberly-giles-14875_fear_fear-has-to-be-the-opposite-of-god-becau_1683051.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Fear has to be the opposite of God because it is the opposite of love. 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