Fear Quote by Karen Pryor

Fear is secured by a dread of punishment.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Mistrust those in whom the urge to punish is strong.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

The end result of positively reinforcing bad behavior is that you get more of it. The culmination of a failure to punish predators is…

— Ilana Mercer

The fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain

— Dave Gorman

“The dissociation between fear and aggression is evident in violent psychopaths, who are the antithesis of fearful—both physiologically and subjectively they are less reactive…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

I am told that the proximity of punishment arouses real repentance in the criminal and sometimes awakens a feeling of genuine remorse in the…

— Anonymous

All in all, punishment hardens and renders people more insensible; it concentrates; it increases the feeling of estrangement; it strengthens the power of resistance.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Fear triggers the fight-or-flight response, fueled by adrenaline, which, as it turns out, is chemically related to amphetamines. Granted, it's a very different kind…

— Tristan Taormino

“Self-interest, fear of physical pain, drove him to that grotesque act of self-abasement. Its insincerity was clearly to be seen. He ceases to be…

— Anthony Burgess

“To seek pleasure, to avoid pain, is the general line of action (some would say law) of the organic world. Without this quest of…

— Peter Kropotkin

When we cling to pain, we end up punishing ourselves.

— Leo Buscaglia

Years of research in psychology has shown that rewards and punishments can be very effective in changing behavior. But, at the same time, they…

— Barry Schwartz