Fear Quote by George Kohlrieser

“Pain makes us make bad decisions. Fear or pain is almost as big of a motivator.”

— House

“Most people in a negotiation are driven by fear or by the desire to avoid pain. Too few are driven by their actual goals.”

— Chris Voss

“Fear, if not accompanied by pain, turns into a habit”

— Brian McNaughton

“Fear kills. Protecting yourself backfires eventually. And living in fear of pain isn't really living at all.”

— Patricia Gaffney

“Avoiding pain causes endless suffering for you and others. Avoiding pain is really selfishness.”

— Bryant McGill

“Many people have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Fear is more powerful than pain.”

— Veronica Roth

“The fact is, whenever you resist the pain that’s there, your suffering increases.”

— Elisha Goldstein

“Pain and fear are necessary and valuable components of life. Suffering and worry are destructive and unnecessary components of life.”

— Gavin de Becker

“Pain is suffering because we want to be free of it, and pleasure is suffering because we fear to lose it.”

— Brian Staveley

“The more capable people are of inflicting pain, the deeper, more buried they are in illusion and fear.”

— Sonia Choquette

“The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.”

— Gabor Maté