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Fear Quotes

"Fear of failure has always been my best motivator."

"Fear of failure has always been my best motivator."

Douglas Wood, Australian Celebrity

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"I had a connoisseur's... appreciation of fear."

"I had a connoisseur's... appreciation of fear."

Peter Straub, American Writer

Fear, Appreciation

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"That common cold of the male psyche, fear of commitment."

"That common cold of the male psyche, fear of commitment."

Richard Schickel, American Author

Fear, Commitment

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"Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want."

"Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want."

Jeffrey Sachs, American Economist

Fear, Freedom, Want

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"Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune."

"Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune."

Francis Quarles, English Poet

Fear, Action, Favorite, Fortune

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"To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope."

"To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope."

Miguel De Cervantes, Spanish Novelist

Fear, Action, Hope, Reason

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"Fear is the parent of cruelty."

"Fear is the parent of cruelty."

James Anthony Froude, English Historian

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"Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark, of night, of the other side of things."

"Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark, of night, of the other side of things."

Jean Baudrillard, French Sociologist

Fear, Day, Night, Television

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"Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees."

"Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees."

William Cowper, English Poet

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"But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?"

"But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?"

James Thurber, American Comedian

Fear, Darkness, Opposition, Sleep

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"I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell."

"I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

Fear, Heaven, Hell, Photography

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"I sincerely believe I could have wounded up in a lot of trouble if I had not been taught as a boy to fear Hell, and to believe that certain wicked acts could lead me to damnation."

"I sincerely believe I could have wounded up in a lot of trouble if I had not been taught as a boy to fear Hell, and to believe that certain wicked acts could lead me to damnation."

Robert Vaughn, American Actor

Fear, Hell, Trouble

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"Do not fear fear."

"Do not fear fear."

L. M. Heroux, American Author

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"What on earth would I do if four bears came into my camp? Why, I would die of course. Literally shit myself lifeless."

"What on earth would I do if four bears came into my camp? Why, I would die of course. Literally shit myself lifeless."

Bill Bryson, American Writer

Fear, Absurdity, Survival, Humor

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"The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what I've written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval."

"The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what I've written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval."

Joyce Maynard, American Writer

Fear, Challenge, Writing

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"Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear."

"Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear."

Corrie Ten Boom, Dutch Celebrity

Fear, Thoughts, Worry

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"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject."

"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject."

George Santayana, American Philosopher

Fear, Gods, First

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"I expect nothing. I fear no one. I am free."

"I expect nothing. I fear no one. I am free."

Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek Writer

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"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."

"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."

Buddha, Indian Leader

Fear, Existence, Help, Will

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"When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear."

"When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear."

Alfred Eisenstaedt, American Photographer

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"Boys", she says, "just aren't very good at being afraid."

"Boys", she says, "just aren't very good at being afraid."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Fear, Courage, Youth, Emotion

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"Those who fear life are already three parts dead."

"Those who fear life are already three parts dead."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

Fear, Life, Death, Existence

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"My main frustration is the fear of cancer from low dose radiation, even by radiologists."

"My main frustration is the fear of cancer from low dose radiation, even by radiologists."

John Cameron, American Scientist

Fear, Cancer, Frustration

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"The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care."

"The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care."

F. H. Bradley, British Philosopher

Fear, Care, Man

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"A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run."

"A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run."

George Matthew Adams, American Philosopher

Fear, Medicine, Mind, Relaxation

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"One of the things I realized early in my career is that you do what you believe, in knowing that if you don't, you will never like yourself. When you compromise out of fear or ambition, it eats inside you."

"One of the things I realized early in my career is that you do what you believe, in knowing that if you don't, you will never like yourself. When you compromise out of fear or ambition, it eats inside you."

Samuel Dash, American Lawyer

Fear, Ambition, Career, Compromise

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"Even as we enumerate their shortcomings, the rigor of raising children ourselves makes clear to us our mothers' incredible strength. We fear both. If they are not strong, who will protect us? If they are not imperfect, how can we equal them?"

"Even as we enumerate their shortcomings, the rigor of raising children ourselves makes clear to us our mothers' incredible strength. We fear both. If they are not strong, who will protect us? If they are not imperfect, how can we equal them?"

Anna Quindlen, American Journalist

Fear, Strength, Children, Mothers

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"Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world."

"Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world."

Grace Paley, American Writer

Fear, Courage, World

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"I enjoy watching Fear Factor, Newlyweds and American Idol as far as reality TV shows go."

"I enjoy watching Fear Factor, Newlyweds and American Idol as far as reality TV shows go."

Natalie Gulbis, American Athlete

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"There can be no security where there is fear."

"There can be no security where there is fear."

Felix Frankfurter, American Judge

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"It was fear. He didn't want to see a united Germany. Stalin made it clear to me - I spoke with him many times - that they couldn't afford to let Germany build up again. They'd been invaded twice, and he wasn't willing to have it happen again."

"It was fear. He didn't want to see a united Germany. Stalin made it clear to me - I spoke with him many times - that they couldn't afford to let Germany build up again. They'd been invaded twice, and he wasn't willing to have it happen again."

W. Averell Harriman, American Politician

Fear, Germany, United, Want

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"But if you have a solid walk with the Lord, then you won't fear that failure."

"But if you have a solid walk with the Lord, then you won't fear that failure."

Cliff Richard, English Musician

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"A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings."

"A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings."

Nadine Gordimer, South African Novelist

Fear, Hate, Hurt

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"I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person."

"I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Fear, Intimacy, Public

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"Good and evil do not exist for me any more. The fear of evil is merely a mass projection here and on Earth."

"Good and evil do not exist for me any more. The fear of evil is merely a mass projection here and on Earth."

Hans Bender, German Psychologist

Fear, Earth, Evil

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"Fear follows crime and is its punishment."

"Fear follows crime and is its punishment."

Voltaire, French Writer

Fear, Crime, Punishment

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"But now having seen him which is invisible I fear not what man can do unto me."

"But now having seen him which is invisible I fear not what man can do unto me."

Anne Hutchinson, American Clergyman

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"I used to fear their deaths--the car! the dog! the sea! the germ!--until I realized it need never be a problem: on the trolley, on the way to the mortuary, I would put my hands into their ribs and take their hearts and swallow them, and give birth to them again, so that they would never, ever end."

"I used to fear their deaths--the car! the dog! the sea! the germ!--until I realized it need never be a problem: on the trolley, on the way to the mortuary, I would put my hands into their ribs and take their hearts and swallow them, and give birth to them again, so that they would never, ever end."

Caitlin Moran, British Journalist

Fear, Loss, Love, Imagination

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"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."

"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."

Babe Ruth, American Athlete

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"The person I fear most in the last two rounds is myself."

"The person I fear most in the last two rounds is myself."

Tom Watson, American Golfer

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"I had a fear of being alone."

"I had a fear of being alone."

Gloria Gaynor, American Musician

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"Pain and fear and hunger are effects of causes which can be foreseen and known: but sorrow is a debt which someone else makes for us."

"Pain and fear and hunger are effects of causes which can be foreseen and known: but sorrow is a debt which someone else makes for us."

Freya Stark, English Writer

Fear, Causes, Debt, Hunger

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"Definitely, it's a fear of failure that drives me."

"Definitely, it's a fear of failure that drives me."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

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"I am pretty fearless, and you know why? Because I don't handle fear very well; I'm not a good terrified person."

"I am pretty fearless, and you know why? Because I don't handle fear very well; I'm not a good terrified person."

Stevie Nicks, American Musician

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"Use fear as a counselor not a captor."

"Use fear as a counselor not a captor."

Todd Stocker, American Author

Fear, Control, Decision, Awareness

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"She lived in fear of ifonic endings."

"She lived in fear of ifonic endings."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Fear, End, Irony, Anxiety

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"Some days it is a heroic act just to refuse the paralysis of fear and straighten up and step into another day."

"Some days it is a heroic act just to refuse the paralysis of fear and straighten up and step into another day."

Edward Albert, American Actor

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"Fear is just a misunderstanding of your immortality."

"Fear is just a misunderstanding of your immortality."

Vironika Tugaleva, Ukrainian Author

Fear, Immortality, Truth, Spiritual

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"What is fear after all? It is indecision. You seek some way to resist, escape. There is none."

"What is fear after all? It is indecision. You seek some way to resist, escape. There is none."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

Fear, Indecision, Resistance, Escape

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"Fear Only Constraints Undeveloped Strength where your eyes look to within, is what your heart will believe."

"Fear Only Constraints Undeveloped Strength where your eyes look to within, is what your heart will believe."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Fear, Strength, Belief, Focus

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