Fearful Quotes

430 Fearful quotes by 360 unique authors

April 27. Incapable of living with people, of speaking. Complete immersion in myself, thinking of myself. Apathetic, witless, fearful. I have nothing to say to… — Franz Kafka
Sean reaches out between us and takes my wrist. He press his thumb on my pulse. My heartbeat trips and surges against his skin. I'm… — Maggie Stiefvater
If I had been a different sort of person, maybe less impressionable, less intense, less fearful, less utterly dependent upon the perceptions of others -… — Marya Hornbacher
We were like the Beatles, Dad.' 'I know you think that, sweetie' 'Seriously. Mom is John, you're Paul, I'm George, and Ice Cream is Ringo.'… — Maria Semple
When gods die, self-respect buds', murmured Orland Fank. 'Gods and their examples are not needed by those who respect themselves and, consequently, respect others. Gods… — Michael Moorcock
that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny) — Jane Austen
Duty is heavier than a mountain, Dai Shan.' That time, Lan did flinch. How long had it been since someone had been able to do… — Robert Jordan
There are those individuals who die for a cause, and we say they have made the ultimate sacrifice. We call them martyrs, and we never doubt… — Ilsa J. Bick
I am constantly trying to communicate something incommunicable, to explain something inexplicable, to tell about something I only feel in my bones and which can… — Franz Kafka
Lying mouth to mouth, kiss to kiss in the pillow dark, loin to loin in unbelievable surrendering sweetness so distant from all our mental fearful… — Jack Kerouac
It's hard to know whether to laugh or to cry at the human predicament. Here we are with so much wisdom and tenderness, and—without even… — Pema Chodron
A fine line separates the weary recluse from the fearful hermit. Finer still is the line between hermit and bitter misanthrope. — Dean Koontz
An expectation is a shelter - it gives you a security feeling. So when someone breaks your expectations he is breaking your shelter, making you… — Rajneesh
The timid and fearful first failures dismay, but the stout heart stays trying by night and by day. He values his failures as lessons that… — Edgar Guest
Take your risks now; as you become older, you become more fearful and less flexible. And I mean that literally. I hurt my knee this… — Amy Poehler
I've loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. — Galileo Galilei
Religion comes from the period of human prehistory where nobody - not even the mighty Democritus who concluded that all matter was made from atoms… — Christopher Hitchens
Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies. And if they insist on trying to time their participation in equities, they should try… — Warren Buffett
It is brave to be involved. To be not fearful to be unresolved. — Gwendolyn Brooks
It is only when we are no longer fearful that we begin to create. — J M W Turner
You can never become a great man or woman until you have overcome anxiety, worry, and fear. It is impossible for an anxious person, a… — Wallace D. Wattles
Some people live closely guarded lives, fearful of encountering someone or something that might shatter their insecure spiritual foundation. This attitude, however, is not the… — Thubten Yeshe
If there is any form of contagion that is adaptive, it is the immediate response to the fear of others. If others are fearful, there… — Frans de Waal
If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered… — Clare Balding
Employees speak of being fearful opening emails and feeling increasingly helpless in the face of the deluge. Physiologically, we now know that the state of… — Noreena Hertz

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