After a lifetime's independence– yes, selfish independence as my daughter would rightly claim – I am terrified of being reduced to childhood… — Rosie Thomas Copy Share Image
Many truths which are not believed are called lies,' the Laughing Beast said. 'Mirrors do not themselves lie unless they have been… — Isobelle Carmody Copy Share Image
“he spoke of what he called the "inner history of weakness, of what disappoints us in leaders, the timidity of thought, the… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
“The key is to move from being a victim of thoughts (the commenting, chattering mind) to being their witness (the heart’s stillness)… — Martin Laird Copy Share Image
As for the reasons behind my retirement, they mostly center around simple fatigue and a fear that if I continue for many… — Gary Larson Copy Share Image
“The tenacity and fearlessness I had witnessed in the people—our guides, the young rebels in the boat, the nun—and the inspiring way… — Rivka Solomon Copy Share Image
“Mom?'' ''Its your first bank heist, son. I couldnt sit at home and worry. I had to come and help'' ''But ...… — Chris Dolley Copy Share Image
“So many of my sisters are so completely unaware of who the real criminals and dogs are. They blame themselves for being… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
“I thought: That is the fear: I have lost something important, and I cannot find it, and I need it. It is… — John Green Copy Share Image
In studying the history of the human mind one is impressed again and again by the fact that its growth keeps pace… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've… — Jackson Pollock Copy Share Image
“The best thing about haters is that they show themselves up; sometimes out of sheer foolishness, sometimes in ignorance of their own… — Kevin Keenoo Copy Share Image
“Fear distorts our sense of what reality really is. It takes over our thoughts and drains us of our energies. The important… — Dennis Simsek Copy Share Image
Fear and guilt are your only enemies. If you let go of fear, fear lets go of you. If you release guilt,… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
“He fears me because he is small. I will not meet him there. I will not shrink myself down to his size,… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
“Then a dark shape would glide across the star-covered sky, everyone would look up and the laughter would stop. It wasn't exactly… — Irène Némirovsky Copy Share Image
“There was no mistaking the awesome implications of the chaplain’s revelation: it was either an insight of divine origin or a hallucination;… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“Why are we so afraid when we think about death? Death is only dreadful for those who live in dread and fear… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“I turn my head a little. The radio's caroling "Tonight," velvety smooth and young and filled with plaintive desire. Maria's song from… — Cornell Woolrich Copy Share Image
Not chance of birth or place has made us friends, Being oftentimes of different tongues and nations, But the endeavor for the… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
Although fear in the right dosage and under the right circumstance protects us ... imaginary fear offers straitjackets instead of lifejackets, nooses… — Gina Barreca Copy Share Image
Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
This is how it is today: The teachers are afraid of the principals. The principals are afraid of the superintendents. The superintendents… — Milton Berle Copy Share Image
This surpassed the fear of death. Death would be a mercy if it would make the feeling stop, the uncontrollable panic mingling… — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image
As we have seen after every other [Donald] Trump controversy, this one only increased their enthusiasm for him. His supporters thought the… — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
“But even as the police have clamped down on demonstrators, banning slogans that target Jews instead of Israeli policies, a spike in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Being a parent is not for the faint of heart. I may joke about knowing fear, but the fact is, the first… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“Nine out of ten humans killed? And you're not bothered." A look of mysterious thoughtfulness crossed his face. "A virus can be… — Richard Preston Copy Share Image
The presence of anxiety is unavoidable, but the prison of anxiety is optional. Anxiety is not a sin; it's an emotion. So… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you. Besides, those voices are… — Natalie Copy Share Image
I think people are afraid. I remember when we'd have discussions in the '60s among people who were active. We'd say, "Well,… — Lynne Stewart Copy Share Image
“One who cannot leave himself behind on the threshold of the moment and forget the past, who cannot stand on a single… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Cinderella walked on broken glass, Sleeping Beauty let a whole lifetime pass, Belle fell in love with a hideous beast, Pocahontas risked… — Ana Chable Copy Share Image
“The truth that many people never understand is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more your suffer, because smaller… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Fate is how your life unfolds when you let fear determine your choices. A path of destiny reveals itself to you, however,… — Caroline Myss Copy Share Image
“ I felt that the world itself had changed and that it would never be steady under my feet again. I felt… — Cynthia Voigt Copy Share Image
Living in fear or judgement is not how I will spend my life. Realizing that this life is all I get and… — Giancarlo Stanton Copy Share Image
Whether you like it or not, you're forced to come to the realisation that death is out there. But I don't fear… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
“I worry about you,” he finally said to Free. “I’m afraid that you’re going to break your heart, going up against the… — Courtney Milan Copy Share Image
“When we look at a tree, we do not see the tree for what it really is. We see how it appears… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image