Explore Quotes on Fear

Poor strangers, they have so much to be afraid of.

Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater.

And remember that the danger which is most to be feared is never the danger we are most afraid of.

Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one.

I don't trust the ocean, either; it would kill me as soon as not. It doesn't mean I'm afraid of it.

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.

I want to break something, or hit something, but I am afraid to move, so I start crying instead.

Guilt was a fascinating thing: it seemed not to weaken over time. If anything it grew stronger as the circumstances faded from memory, as the fear and the necessity became abstract. And only her own actions stood out with crystal clarity.

People always fear what they don't understand, Evangeline. History proves that.

I am terrified by this dark thing That sleeps in me; All day I feel its soft, feathery turnings, its malignity.

Find out what a person fears most and that is where he will develop next.

The worst decisions of your life will always be those that are made out of fear.

Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid of anything. Whatever you have been, you are mine now. I can hold you.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

Lies cannot nourish or protect you. Only freedom from fear, freedom from lies, can make us beautiful, and keep us safe.

We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." To this day, especially in times of "disaster," I remember my mother's words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.

I didn't tell him that what I was most scared of, most haunted by, was something I didn't understand and could never run away from. It was myself.

Well, none of it would ever end if she was too afraid for it to begin.

Numb the dark and you numb the light.