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title: "9 Used Fear Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [I used to have a fear of hurdles, but I got over it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/i-used-to-have-a-fear-of-hurdles-but-i-got-over-it/)

[Nikhil Saluja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikhil-saluja/)

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> [I used to have a fear of singing. It was something I never really liked very much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacy-martin/i-used-to-have-a-fear-of-singing-it-was-something-i-never-really/)

[Stacy Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacy-martin/)

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> [But I love being scared. I think you're brave only when you do things that scare you. I've always used fear as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginnifer-goodwin/but-i-love-being-scared-i-think-you-re-brave-only-when-you-do-things/)

[Ginnifer Goodwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginnifer-goodwin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a32/ginnifer-goodwin-8206_being-scared_but-i-love-being-scared-i-think-you-re-b_2555330.jpg)

> [Every single important thing we do is something we didn't use to be good at, and in fact, might be something we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/every-single-important-thing-we-do-is-something-we-didn-t-use-to-be/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/998/seth-godin-152_be-good_every-single-important-thing-we-do-is-so_1253872.png)

> [“You see; we fear what we don’t understand. We become so used to fear, we forget God’s with us the whole time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-parrish/you-see-we-fear-what-we-don-t-understand-we-become-so-used-to-fear-we/)

[Jason Parrish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-parrish/)

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> [I used to fear living a life untouched by God, but now, for some reason I've gone back to being afraid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-gould/i-used-to-fear-living-a-life-untouched-by-god-but-now-for-some-reason/)

[Dana Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-gould/)

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> [“He knew, as a man used to fear, the great danger of letting it take control. It distorted reality. Consumed reality. Fear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/he-knew-as-a-man-used-to-fear-the-great-danger-of-letting-it-take/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

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> [I have been seriously afraid at times but have used my fear as a stimulating factor rather than allowing it to paralyse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-hillary/i-have-been-seriously-afraid-at-times-but-have-used-my-fear-as-a/)

[Edmund Hillary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-hillary/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/edmund-hillary-3760_ability_i-have-been-seriously-afraid-at-times-bu_2312497.jpg)

> [“I used to fear things like not having enough alcohol and drugs, or the money to get them. Now I fear someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/volatalistic-phil/i-used-to-fear-things-like-not-having-enough-alcohol-and-drugs-or-the/)

[Volatalistic Phil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/volatalistic-phil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/volatalistic-phil-25649_fear_i-used-to-fear-things-like-not-having-en_1193972.jpg)

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