959 private quotes tagged fear

“Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.” — William Congreve

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“Fear is, I believe, a most effective tool in destroying the soul of an individual - and the soul of a people.” — Anwar Sadat

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“I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.” — Steve Irwin

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“The Christian fear of the pagan outlook has damaged the whole consciousness of man.” — David Herbert Lawrence

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“Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God.” — Sean Connery

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“Our country is now geared to an arms economy bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and an incessant propaganda of fear.” — Douglas MacArthur

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“The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts.” — Twyla Tharp

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“The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another.” — Noam Chomsky

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“Anger elicits anger, fear elicits fear, no matter how well meaning we may be.” — Martha Beck

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“To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it those who have, fear it.” — Horace

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“Fear is exciting for me.” — Ayrton Senna

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“I can't understand people calling themselves religious and being hateful. If a preacher is preaching hate, to fear God that's not religion, that's not helping humanity, that's organizing an army to defeat somebody.” — Mojo Nixon

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“While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love.” — Bo Bennett

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“Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.” — Will Durst

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“Americans are apocalyptic by nature. The reason why is that we've always had so much, so we live in deadly fear that people are going to take it away from us.” — Stephen King

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“I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.” — Audre Lorde

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“Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness.” — John Calvin

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“I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me.” — H. P. Lovecraft

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“A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.” — Henry Van Dyke

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“The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.” — Emile Zola

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“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” — Isoroku Yamamoto

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“Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer.” — Morihei Ueshiba

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“Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost.” — Chauncey Depew

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“It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.” — Herodotus

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“It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.” — Margaret Mead

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