Fear Quotes - Page 8

The worst of all deceptions is self-deception.

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

In most communities it is illegal to cry 'fire' in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?

No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service.

The fear of death is the beginning of slavery.

It's the most unhappy people who most fear change.

The opposite of love is not hate. It is fear.

My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear.

Fear keeps us rooted in the past. Fear of the unknown, fear of abandonment, fear of rejection, fear of not having enough, fear of not being enough, fear of the future-all these fears and more keep us trapped, repeating the same old patterns and making the same choices over and over again. Fear prevents us from moving outside the comfort-or even the familiar discomfort-of what we know. It's nearly impossible to achieve our highest vision for our lives as long as we are being guided by our fears.

Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or are in awe of them. That insecurity always comes out. It makes them a better actor, I feel.

Disease is an experience of a so-called mortal mind. It is fear made manifest on the body.

If we want to be known in heaven and feared in hell we must be willing to lose our reputation here on earth.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

In all cultures, the midwife's place is on the threshold of life, where intense human emotions, fear, hope, longing, triumph, and incredible physical power-enable a new human being to emerge. Her vocation is unique.

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.

I feel myself becoming the fearless person I have dreamt of being. Have I arrived? No. But I'm constantly evolving and challenging myself to be unafraid to make mistakes.

Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness.

He who doesn't fear death dies only once.

It's good to be challenged, to keep moving forward, and keep being inspired and scared. I feel like, if you're not afraid of something, you shouldn't do it. If you're just coasting through things, what's the point? You're not learning.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

Religion is the opium of the masses.

A kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid any more.

A man who is afraid will do anything.