Quotes About Fear

A rabbit, it has been said, can outrun a lion. But the rabbit's great fear of the lion paralyzes it, making it easy for the lion to catch and consume it.

the greatest barrier to intimacy is fear -- fear of being known, fear of being rejected, fear of facing the truth about ourselves... ...We are afraid to be known because at some deep level we fear that the truth about us, when out in the open and reflected back to us through someone else's eyes, will be shocking to ourselves.

When we don't deal honestly with our lives and the losses we face, when we try to anesthetize the pain and move on, then the suppressed anger or fear or guilt will deal with us until we are ready to deal with those issues.

Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. (Psalm 86:11 ESV)

You might categorize your own fear as anxiety. But while the reality of fear is different for each of us, one thing remains constant: fear robs us of joy. When fear takes center stage, we find it impossible to live in the "what is" because of the "what might be.

Jesus never encouraged His friends to cover over the pain in their lives, but to bring it into the light, where healing is found. Sometimes we don't do that because we fear being rejected by others. Yes, rejection may well happen, but bringing the pain to the light is still the best way to live. It will take much courage, but it will bring freedom.

The baby bat Screamed out in fright, 'Turn on the dark, I'm afraid of the light.

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

I'm not afraid of the darkness outside. It's the darkness inside houses I don't like.

Not married until 33, Abraham Lincoln said, "A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that cannot hurt me.

We have more to fear from the opinions of our friends than the bayonets of our enemies." Politician turned Union General Nathaniel Banks, in plea he couldn't abandon an untenable position.

They burnt crosses every night all around us, and a man who'll burn what he prays to, he'll burn anything.

He remembered his own code that he had made up when he was about twelve, a code of three points only: 'Never betray a friend. Never betray beauty. Never betray the sword.' By that last he had meant being brave when he was afraid.

A man in the jungle at night, as someone said, may suppose a hyena's growl to be a lion's; but when he hears the lion's growl, he knows damn well it's a lion.

What we did see was that jealousy is fear: it can corrode even if quite baseless.

When you love, when you really love, fear becomes irrelevant.

Jack linked her arm with Irene's. "Good. You deserve to be happy, sweetie. Now what about his Pack?" "They look frightened and I have absolutely no idea why. I'm nothing but appropriately pleasant." "Price you pay as the new Alpha Female." "I understand all that, but running from the room every time I walk in seems a tad harsh, wouldn't you say?" "You do have a point.

Why was she sitting in a tree?" "She was hiding from the organ thieves." Ric blinked. "Sorry?" "Do you really want me to explain it?" "Not particularly.

Dez kissed his cheek and hissed in his ear, "You say a word—they won't find your body for months." Wolves were a smart breed and always knew when a predator meaner than them was near.

Not that he had anything to worry about. Personally, Sissy would like to avoid having acid thrown in her face. She was wacky that way.

So we become alive in a time of fear.

I fear feeling my heart break a second time, because I'm not sure I could survive it. I'd rather live alone than risk the pain.

If you worry about financial Armageddon, it is indeed metaphorically the time to stock your bunker with guns, ammunition, canned food and gold bars.

When I die of heart failure the next time you frighten me like that, you can put that on my gravestone —'I didn't mean to startle her