Quotes on Fear

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

I do not accept being a prisoner of fear. Of Communism, of fascism. That, one can bear. But of one's fear. No. Never.

Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.

Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.

The conquest of the fear of death is the recovery of life's joy. One can experience an unconditional affirmation of life only when one has accepted death, not as contrary to life, but as an aspect of life. Life in its becoming is always shedding death, and on the point of death. The conquest of fear yields the courage of life. That is the cardinal initiation of every heroic adventure - fearlessness and achievement.

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.

All human states are organic brain states - happiness, sadness, fear, lust, dreaming, doing math problems and writing novels - and our brains are not static.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

If people are good because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the expense of their dreams.

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.

Men walk this tightrope where any sign of weakness illicits shame, and so they're afraid to make themselves vulnerable for fear of looking weak.

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

In time we hate that which we often fear.

I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks._x000D_ _x000D_ All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.

Perfect love casts out fear. Where there is love there are no demands, no expectations, no dependency. I do not demand that you make me happy; my happiness does not lie in you. If you were to leave me, I will not feel sorry for myself; I enjoy your company immensely, but I do not cling.