Quotes About Fear

I have no doubts that it will be a major sport-in the United States. I'm probably not going to live to see that day because Americans are a little afraid of getting interested in something at which they're not very good.

Young African-American males: Stop existing. It could get you killed.

Going out and looking for managers is like going out and looking for rattlesnakes.

The Ides of March? That doesn't worry me.

I am scared when I hear the word 'marriage' but I cannot say to my family that I don't want to marry at all.

Get that son of a bitch to jail," he said through his teeth, "before I kill him!" His eyes were testimony enough to the intent of the statement. He'd forgotten law, duty, honor, everything, in the grip of the worst fear he'd ever felt. If she died, he would be lawless. Nothing would matter to him in the world, ever again, except revenge.

Under fire, you're always afraid. But you harness the fear and use it, attack when you'd rather run. You learn the meaning of courage. It isn't the absence of fear. It's fear management, at its best. You do your duty.

Silas looked around frantically for help. "How did you get inside my house?" "Your alarm system sucks," Trent said, tapping the blade against Silas's arm. The man jumped. "Get a dog," Ford suggested. "Dogs are better than any alarm system." He rolled his neck. "Can I cut him now? This is boring.

Being a hero means ignoring how silly you feel.

Howl said to Sophie, I've been wondering all along if you would turn out to be that lovely girl I met on May Day. Why were you scared then?

Not likely!" Howl yelled. "I'm a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell my self I'm not doing it!

It was a perfectly normal May Day, but Sophie was scared of that too. And when a young man in a fantastical blue-and-silver costume spotted Sophie and decided to accost her as well, Sophie shrank into a shop doorway and tried to hide. The young man looked at her in surprise. It's all right, you little gray mouse, he said laughing rather pityingly. I only want to buy you a drink. Don't look so scared.

If you must know, I-I had never in my life kissed a young lady, and you are far too beautiful to me to want to get it wrong!

I'll show you how, Peter said. Stop hiding behind your ignorance.

It was only when Shona, in sheer fury, turned the carnivorous sheep among them that they moved. They ran, some of them with charming little white sheep attached to their legs or backsides and the rest shouting about monsters.

if the spell was off, I'd have my heart eaten before I could turn around." "Don't you want your heart eaten?" asked the fire. [...] "Naturally I don't," Sophie answered.

He scarcely saw his parents. When Christopher was small, he was terrified that he would meet Papa out walking in the Park one day and not recognize him.

Every man in Ingary is scared stiff of her. You ought to know how that feels, Sophie dear.

I was relying on Suliman being alive.THen when all that seemed to be left of him was Percival, I was so scared I had to go out and get drunk. And then you go and play into the Witch's hand! I'm the eldest! Sophie shrieked. I'm a failure! Garbage! Howl shouted. You just never stop to think!

Why did you pretend to run away? To deceive the Witch?" "Not likely!" Howl yelled. "I'm a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell myself I'm not doing it!

I'm a coward. Only way I can do something this frighteningly is to tell myself I'm not doing it!

I'm a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell myself I'm not doing it!

They knew that if, as a child, you do pluck up the courage to hit a bully, it is an act of true heroism--as great as that of Beowulf in his old age.

Sophie looked up at him. As she had feared, the hard black-and-white daylight coming through the broken wall showed her that Howl had not bothered to shave or tidy his hair.