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"Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil."

"Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Fear, Anticipation, Evil, Pain

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"Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day."

"Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day."

Marcus Valerius Martial, Spanish Poet

Fear, Content, Day, Nothing

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"My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world."

"My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world."

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian Politician

Fear, Hope, Country, Desire

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"Realists do not fear the results of their study."

"Realists do not fear the results of their study."

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist

Fear, Results, Study

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"How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear."

"How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear."

Shirin Ebadi, Iranian Lawyer

Fear, Hunger, Instinct

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"Fear is exciting for me."

"Fear is exciting for me."

Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Celebrity

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"Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation."

"Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation."

Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman

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"I wish there were more true conversion, and then there would not be so much backsliding, and, for fear of suffering, living at ease, when there are so few to contend for Christ and His cause."

"I wish there were more true conversion, and then there would not be so much backsliding, and, for fear of suffering, living at ease, when there are so few to contend for Christ and His cause."

Donald Cargill, Scottish Clergyman

Fear, Cause, Christ, Living

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"Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen."

"Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen."

Pliny the Elder, Roman Author

Fear, Grief, Limits, May

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"Between the fear that something would happen and the hope that still it wouldn't, there is much more space than one thinks. On that narrow, hard, bare and dark space a lot of us spend their lives."

"Between the fear that something would happen and the hope that still it wouldn't, there is much more space than one thinks. On that narrow, hard, bare and dark space a lot of us spend their lives."

Ivo Andric, Bosnian Writer

Fear, Hope, Space

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"How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened."

"How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

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"Do not fear mistakes. There are none."

"Do not fear mistakes. There are none."

Miles Davis, American Musician

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"Crime in full glory consolidates authority by the sacred fear it inspires."

"Crime in full glory consolidates authority by the sacred fear it inspires."

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

Fear, Authority, Crime, Glory

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"Somehow, the painting soothed him. It verified his fears. But it also informed him that fear was wonderful."

"Somehow, the painting soothed him. It verified his fears. But it also informed him that fear was wonderful."

Timothy Findley, Canadian Novelist

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"The slave girl is reared in an atmosphere of licentiousness and fear."

"The slave girl is reared in an atmosphere of licentiousness and fear."

Harriet Ann Jacobs, American Writer

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"Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence."

"Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

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"In the beginning, fear was the dominant motivating force."

"In the beginning, fear was the dominant motivating force."

Robert Vaughn, American Actor

Fear, Beginning, Force

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"Americans have discovered fear."

"Americans have discovered fear."

Jose Saramago, Portuguese Writer

Fear, Americans

48

"Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness."

"Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness."

Indra Devi, Latvian Celebrity

Fear, Freedom, Loneliness, Practice

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"Hope and fear cannot alter the season."

"Hope and fear cannot alter the season."

Chogyam Trungpa, Tibetan Philosopher

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"We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear."

"We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear."

King Hussein, Jordanian Royalty

Fear, Glory, Mistakes, Past

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"Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear."

"Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear."

Bernard Law Montgomery, British Soldier

Fear, Discipline, Influence, Mind

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"I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet."

"I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet."

Nadia Comaneci, Romanian Athlete

Fear, Challenge, Feet

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"As I contemplate a relationship with God, I find that I'm afraid to ride on the coattails of the infinite. But what I fear more than that is spending my life in the coat closet."

"As I contemplate a relationship with God, I find that I'm afraid to ride on the coattails of the infinite. But what I fear more than that is spending my life in the coat closet."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Fear, Faith, Truth, Regret, Wisdom

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"Thinking will not overcome fear but action will."

"Thinking will not overcome fear but action will."

W. Clement Stone, American Businessman

Fear, Action, Thinking, Will

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"It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him."

"It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Fear, Fate, Man

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"There is fear hanging in the air of the sleeping halls, and the air of the streets. Fear walks through the city, fear without name, without shape. All men feel it and none dare speak."

"There is fear hanging in the air of the sleeping halls, and the air of the streets. Fear walks through the city, fear without name, without shape. All men feel it and none dare speak."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Fear, City, Atmosphere, Anxiety

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"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."

"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Fear, Angels, Fools

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"Today, we say the only thing we have to fear is four more years of George Bush."

"Today, we say the only thing we have to fear is four more years of George Bush."

Edward Kennedy, American Politician

Fear, Today, Years

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"I wish you to inform the Court that my absence, though deliberate, is not intended in any way to be disrespectful. Nor is it prompted by any fear of the punishment which might be inflicted on me."

"I wish you to inform the Court that my absence, though deliberate, is not intended in any way to be disrespectful. Nor is it prompted by any fear of the punishment which might be inflicted on me."

Bram Fischer, South African Lawyer

Fear, Absence, Court, Punishment

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"We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side."

"We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side."

Tahar Ben Jelloun, French Poet

Fear, Aggression, Violence, World

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"The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you."

"The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you."

William Jennings Bryan, American Lawyer

Fear, Successful, Self

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"Fear may come true that which one is afraid of."

"Fear may come true that which one is afraid of."

Viktor E. Frankl, Austrian Psychologist

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"A fearless person lives fully, a fearful person just exists."

"A fearless person lives fully, a fearful person just exists."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

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"Fear is the foundation of safety."

"Fear is the foundation of safety."

Tertullian, Roman Author

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"He doesn't know the meaning of the word fear, but then again he doesn't know the meaning of most words."

"He doesn't know the meaning of the word fear, but then again he doesn't know the meaning of most words."

Bobby Bowden, American Coach

Fear, Meaning, Word, Words

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"Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives."

"Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives."

Gary Busey, American Actor

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"It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning."

"It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning."

George Orwell, British Author

Fear, Country, Democracy, Meaning

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"If you have stage fright, it never goes away. But then I wonder: is the key to that magical performance because of the fear?"

"If you have stage fright, it never goes away. But then I wonder: is the key to that magical performance because of the fear?"

Stevie Nicks, American Musician

Fear, Performance, Key

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"A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man."

"A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man."

Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian Philosopher

Fear, Man, Sense

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"Fear... is forward. No one is afraid of yesterday."

"Fear... is forward. No one is afraid of yesterday."

Renata Adler, Italian Journalist

Fear, Yesterday

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"Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other plateau. Fear is that thing that just keeps you closed down, and quite frankly, alone."

"Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other plateau. Fear is that thing that just keeps you closed down, and quite frankly, alone."

Andrew Shue, American Actor

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"I do this so you cannot help but hear. a wise man views a moonless night with fear."

"I do this so you cannot help but hear. a wise man views a moonless night with fear."

Patrick Rothfuss, Australian Athlete

Fear, Wisdom, Night, Observation

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"Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought no to be feared."

"Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought no to be feared."

David Ben Gurion, Israeli Statesman

Fear, Knowledge, Courage

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"You've got to be taught to hate and fear."

"You've got to be taught to hate and fear."

Oscar Hammerstein II, American Musician

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"I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit."

"I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit."

Chuck Yeager, American Aviator

Fear, Dying, Flying, Machine

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"Hope thou not much, and fear thou not at all."

"Hope thou not much, and fear thou not at all."

Algernon Charles Swinburne, English Poet

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"We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them."

"We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them."

Christian Nestell Bovee, American Author

Fear, Ignorance

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"Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone."

"Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone."

Martha Beck, American Author

Fear, Appreciation, Thinking, Zone

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"Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another."

"Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another."

Aleister Crowley, English Critic

Fear, Falsehood

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