Quotes about Fear

“Fear is a driving force for most of the things that I do. I don't know if that's healthy.”

“My biggest fear in life is to be average.”

“Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.”

“As an actor, to have achieved financial stability is amazing. But I always have this weird fear that I'm not going to get any more work; it's about not having enough money.”

“Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.”

“He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave.”

“I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.”

“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”

“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.”

“Fear is a huge thing for older people.”

“We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him.”

“The beauty, the poetry of the fear in their eyes. I didn't mind going to jail for, what, five, six hours? It was absolutely worth it.”

“I found that being online has opened a window for me to look into other people's lives... The greatest fear that I have is losing touch.”

“I love the ocean. I've always liked the blue, so tranquil and peaceful and gliding. And the fear of it.”

“Those who own much have much to fear.”

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.”

“I just want to say, don't be afraid, believe in yourself, whatever comes your way you have to experience it to really know what that is. So if you have too much fear inside you may let go of certain opportunities or chances, so trust in yourself and stick with it.”

“I would be more familiar with Janet Jackson than I was with the Teardrop Explodes or Joy Division, because I didn't want to listen to my competitors for fear of nicking ideas off them.”

“There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.”

“When we grow older and begin to realize that our omnipotence is really not so omnipotent, that our strongest wishes are not powerful enough to make the impossible possible, the fear that we have contributed to the death of a loved one diminishes - and with it, the guilt.”

“Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business.”