Fear Quotes

11978 Fear quotes by 5316 unique authors

Throughout the centuries we have projected on to the wolf the qualities we most despise and fear in ourselves. — Barry Lopez
Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it. — Joe Abercrombie
Fearlessness is a fool's boast, to my mind. The only men with no fear in them are dead, or the soon to be dead, maybe.… — Joe Abercrombie
Only it’s just the same. In fact, do you know, because of all that pressure, and worry, and fear, it’s worse. There aren’t many men… — Joe Abercrombie
To come to the end of a time of anxiety and fear! To feel the cloud that hung over us lift and disperse - that… — Richard Adams
But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret. — Alan Paton
A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings. — Nadine Gordimer
Our enemies believed America was weak and materialistic, that we would splinter in fear and selfishness. They were as wrong as they are evil. — George W. Bush
Art is restoration: the idea is to repair the damages that are inflicted in life, to make something that is fragmented - which is what… — Louise Bourgeois
I always had the fear of being separated and abandoned. The sewing is my attempt to keep things together and make things whole. — Louise Bourgeois
Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where… — Louise Bourgeois
Fear is the most elegant weapon, your hands are never messy — Jenny Holzer
I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny-fear, ignorance, bigotry and smear. — Margaret Chase Smith
An ugly sight, a man who is afraid. — Jean Anouilh
Courage is the ability to conquer fear or despair, to be brave or have a quality of mind or temperament that enables you to stand… — Jo Baer
Frozen in fear, you avoid responsibility because you think your experience is beyond your control. This stance keeps you from making decisions, solving problems, or… — David Emerald Womeldorff
I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear - the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not… — Arthur L. Williams, Jr.
When you inhabit any of these three roles, you're reacting to fear of victimhood, loss of control, or loss of purpose. You're always looking outside… — David Emerald Womeldorff
Persecutors, like Victims, act out of fear. The may seem fearless, but actually Persecutors are almost always former Victims. — David Emerald Womeldorff
Persecutors fear loss of control. Rescuers fear loss of purpose. Rescuers need Victims-someone to protect or fix-to bolster their self-esteem. — David Emerald Womeldorff
Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a lightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat... — Nick Gordon
We had no revolutions to fear, nor fatigues to undergo; all our adventures were by the fireside, and all our migrations from the blue bed… — Oliver Goldsmith
The misogyny that shapes every aspect of our civilization is the institutionalized form of male fear and hatred of what they have denied and therefore… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Happiness was not made to be boasted, but enjoyed. Therefore tho others count me miserable, I will not believe them if I know and feel… — Thomas Traherne
To appear unambitious amongst the ambitious is to invite loathing or fear. To be in the game, but not playing with intent to win, is… — Josephine Hart

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