Fear Quotes

Superstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence.

I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it.

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict.

Fear is the main factor in Arab politics... There is no Arab who is not harmed by Jews' entry into Palestine.

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might slight any by omission.

I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in this Western culture.

Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such that the citizen does not have to fear the State, but gives it direction and confidently participates in its administration.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it.

I think on some level, that's a fear that exists in everybody, that if we're tested, we won't make the courageous choice. We won't make the decision that would make us heroic. We make the decision that would reveal us to be all too human.

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.

There seemed to be endless obstacles... it seemed that the root cause of them all was fear.

I was surprised that my wife thought it was a good idea, then again with my agent, another woman, then my editor, another woman - in spite of the fact that all three of them reacted positively I still have this fear.

Here is a fear for me, I never wanted to be one of those guys that was defined by a body of work 20 years old.

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

My fear is that I go up to the girl of my dreams and say 'I'm sorry, but I've got to say hello to you,' and she slides the stool back and gets up and walks away, saying, 'Not for me, Bub. I don't want anything to do with you.'

In masks outrageous and austere, The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear, And none has quite escaped my smile.

As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles.

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.

They did interviews with my wife and daughter-they were genuinely in fear of me having a heart attack, working 20 hours a day, eating fast food.

There was very little suicide among the men of the North, because every man considered it his duty to get killed, not to kill himself; and to kill himself would have seemed cowardly, as implying fear of being killed by others.

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.

There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.

I fear God never showed mercy to one so vile as I.

In a World where people are surrounded by darkness, ignorance and fear, it is a sign of hope to be celebrating Islam's message of peace and light, and the last great Messenger, born and chosen to deliver them to all mankind.

Don't let your fear paralyze you. Prepare yourself not only technically, but also emotionally.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.