Quotes About Fear

Every day, every moment we have is precious, and when it's gone you can never get it back. We live in constant fear of what is happening, what might come to be, and what might have been. Death may come for us tomorrow, you never know what could happen, so take a chance and try. Because every day, every moment you spend being angry or sad is another second you could never ever get back. Be fearless. Be strong. Be yourself. Live for today.

Worrying wont keep the bad stuff from happening. It just keeps you from enjoying the good.

The 'perfect' time never arrives. You're always too young or old or busy or broke or something else. If you constantly fret about timing things perfectly, they'll never happen.

Commit to not letting your fears define your boundaries. Commit to pushing past the excuses and obstacles that will inevitably emerge. Commit to achieve what you set out on your. Never be afraid to review and amend your goals. This will help you to stay committed by focussing on precisely what you want to achieve.

Some people aren't afraid of commitment, they're actually afraid of committing to someone who won't commit to them.

Positive, healthy, loving relationships in your twenties... I don't know if anyone would disagree with it: I think they're the exception, not the norm. People are either playing house really aggressively because they're scared of what an uncertain time it is, or they're avoiding commitment altogether.

Im not afraid of commitment. I'm afraid of committing to someone who wont commit to me.

I have no problem with commitment. I have a problem with committing to the wrong person again.

Commitment doesn't scare me, the thought of committing to the wrong person does.

Aquarius women are sometimes afraid of commitment but once they commit it's for good.

We must not let fear be our guide. Fear can be a powerful motivator, but it can also be a trap that keeps us from living our lives to the fullest. We must learn to confront our fears and overcome them, rather than allowing them to dictate our actions (Kneubuhl 37).

We are all capable of change if we have the courage to embrace it. Change can be difficult and scary, but it is also necessary for growth and progress. When we have the courage to embrace change, we open ourselves up to new opportunities and experiences that can enrich our lives in ways we never imagined" (Kneubuhl 52).

I approach my character with the question: What would an animal think? How would an animal respond? A lot of times, it's quick action and no fear, and sometimes it's irrational fear. You don't always know.

Some animals could see in the dark, but it was only humans who deliberately sought out every possible route into the darkness of our own interiors.

The hardest thing to do in talking to a woman was taking the first step, but the most important thing to do was not to think.

I feared death and I loved life. I yearned to live long enough to smoke one more cigarette, drink one more drink, experience seven more seconds of obscene bliss, and then, perhaps, but most likely not, I could die.

As the Congressman rose, I calmed the tremor in my gut. I was in close quarters with some representative specimens of the most dangerous creature in the history of the world, the white man in a suit.

At least these cretins knew fear, one of the two great motives for belief. The question the baseball bat would not resolve was whether they knew the other motive, love, which, for some reason, was much harder to teach. (247)

I cannot be the only one who believes that if others just saw who I really was, then I would be understood and, perhaps, loved. But what would happen if one took off the mask and the other saw one not with love but with horror, disgust, anger? What if the self that one exposes is as unpleasing to others as the mask, or even worse?

But what does one say to a ghost, except to ask why he was here? I was afraid of the answer, so instead I said, 'What took you so long?

I came to understand that in the United States, land of the fabled American dream, it is un-American to be a refugee. The refugee embodies fear, failure, and flight. Americans of all kinds believe that it is impossible for an American to become a refugee, although it is possible for refugees to become Americans and in that way be elevated one step closer to heaven.

I came to understand that in the United States, land of the fabled American dream, it is un-American to be a refugee. The refugee embodies fear, failure, and flight.

In this country, for example, someone fleeing for his life will think he should call for the police. This is a reasonable way to cope with the threat of pain. But in my country, no one calls for the police, since it is often the police who inflict the pain.

as we heeded the call of the Katyusha rockets, hissing in the distance like librarians demanding silence.