Fear Quotes

Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.

I fear nothing so much as a man who is witty all day long.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Fear has many eyes and can see things underground.

Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government.

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

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.

Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. It's the sprint. The marathon is hope.

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.

No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.

And if the great fear had not come upon me, as it did, and forced me to do my duty, I might have been less good to the people than some man who had never dreamed at all, even with the memory of so great a vision in me.

Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.

In terms of fear, I still am most afraid of Freddie Kruger.

I call on the Iranian people: it is not too late to replace the corrupt regime and return to your glorious Persian heritage, a heritage of culture and values and not of bombs and missiles... How can a nation allow a regime to instill fear, take away the people's freedom and shock the young generation that seeks its way out of the dictatorial Iran.

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

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

Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society.

Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring in your art, you're bankrupt.

World Class players can lay down the toughest hands and play any two cards at any time without fear. Their reads are impeccable.

It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.

Anyone who agrees to be interviewed must decide where to draw the line between what is public and what is private. But the line can shift, depending on who is asking the questions. What puts someone on guard isn't necessarily the fear of being 'found out.' It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood.

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.

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.

Fear is something to be moved through, not something to be turned from.

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later.

The downside isn't really injury, fear of injury or the process of fighting back from injury. The downside, the very worst thing in the world, is surgery.

In Hollywood, if you have any success, you have this fear: What do you have to do to hang onto it?

Any fear of aging, I think, is simply vanity.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.