Apprehension Quote by Albert Bandura

“It is well documented that humans are especially fearful of threats than can be easily pictured or imagined. For example, one study found that…

— Al Gore

Maybe people are not able to define their fears. But they have them, and it shows from their behavior. There is so much frustration…

— Andre Vltchek

Fearful people are more dependent, more easily manipulated and controlled, more susceptible to deceptively simple, strong, tough measures and hard-line postures. ... They may…

— George Gerbner

“Fear is a response to actual danger that is right here, right now, while anxiety is concern for events that only might happen—events that…

— Alex Korb

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk…

— Charles Stanley

Fears don't exist in isolation. They tend to rise and fall depending on what people think they can do about them.

— Peter Beinart

It's fear that makes a situation dangerous.

— Marilyn Wallace

People who are burdened by acute misgivings about their coping capabilities suffer much distress and expend much effort in defensive action... they cannot get…

— Albert Bandura

Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into inaction that…

— Robert Greene

Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious.

— Anonymous

“I think I have always had the misguided sense that worry and fear serve as an insurance policy of sorts. On a subconscious level,…

— Emily Giffin

In later life, we don't easily talk of fears, but instead we discuss our 'concerns.' Fear seems too primal and hysterical, but concern is…

— Michael Leunig