Quotes on Fear

Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.

How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.

The hens they all cackle, the roosters all beg,_x000D_ _x000D_ But I will not hatch, I will not hatch. _x000D_ _x000D_ For I hear all the talk of pollution and war _x000D_ _x000D_ As the people all shout and the airplane roar, _x000D_ _x000D_ So I'm staying in here where it's safe and it's warm, _x000D_ _x000D_ And I WILL NOT HATCH!

What kind of man would live a life without daring? Is life so sweet that we_x000D_ _x000D_ should criticize men that seek adventure? Is there a better way to die?

Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they can not communicate; they can not communicate because they are separated.

We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.

Most of the time common stocks are subject to irrational and excessive price fluctuations in both directions as the consequence of the ingrained tendency of most people to speculate or gamble... to give way to hope, fear and greed.

I accept chaos. I am not sure whether it accepts me. I know some people are terrified of the bomb. But then some people are terrified to be seen carrying a modern screen magazine. Experience teaches us that silence terrifies people the most.

Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them.

Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.

To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest._x000D_ _x000D_ Always do what you are afraid to do.

Where no hope is left, is left no fear.

What are fears but voices airy?_x000D_ _x000D_ Whispering harm where harm is not._x000D_ _x000D_ And deluding the unwary_x000D_ _x000D_ Till the fatal bolt is shot!

Fear is a tyrant and a despot, more terrible than the rack, more potent than the snake.

Success is on the far side of failure.

The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds.

Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.

Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.

Living fearlessly is not the same as never being afraid. It's good to be afraid occasionally. Fear is a great teacher.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.