Quotes About Fear

No one who has ever done anything really great or successful has ever done it simply because he was attracted by what we call a 'reward' or by the fear of what we call a 'punishment.'

The greatest danger of a terrorist's bomb is in the explosion of stupidity that it provokes.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.

I have a lack of fear, whereas in the past the fear of failure was a powerful motivator. Anyway, I have great expectations for the future, but I just don't know if I'm the monarch of all I survey.

Alien's a great one. That's a scary movie.

But none of that kept me from picturing what a tsunami might look like if it did rise up and roar toward my little boat like some watery blue version of the Great Wall of China.

No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.

If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend.

Danger, the spur of all great minds.

I tried to go out for theater or theater arts, but I was too scared or too intimidated. But I had a lot of friends on the cross country team that had great senses of humor.

I'm not a stand up at all, it's such a fear of mine. My sister does it, and she's really great at it.

With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.

Happiness is an enemy. It weakens you. Suddenly, you have something to lose.

Don't let the sadness from the past and fear of the future ruin the happiness of the present.

The weak fear happiness itself. They can harm themselves on cotton wool. Sometimes they are wounded even by happiness

Happiness is the enemy. It weakens you, puts doubts in your mind. Suddenly, you have something to lose.

I'm really afraid to feel happy because it never lasts

Quite possibly, what I call happiness may coincide with what others call the moment of imminent danger

Worry is to joy what a Hoover vacuum cleaner is to dirt: might as well attach your heart to a happiness-sucker and flip the switch.

Only a true weakling is capable of true courage.

The weak fear happiness itself.

we are human beings, we are born full of guilt; we feel terrified when happiness becomes a real possibility.

And if sun comes / How shall we greet him? / Shall we not dread him, / Shall we not fear him / After so lengthy a / Session with shade?