959 private quotes tagged fear

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

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

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“Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone.” — Martha Beck

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“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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“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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“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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“Quite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time, anger at what we can't do, fear or even disgust at growing old.” — Rowan Williams

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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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“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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“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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“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” — John Steinbeck

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“My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear.” — Anne Lamott

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“Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.” — Henry Miller

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“We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.” — Abraham Maslow

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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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“When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It's perfectly possible to go to church every Sunday and not ask any questions, just because you like it as a way of life. They fear that if they ask questions they'll lose their Christ, the very linchpin of their religion.” — A. N. Wilson

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