Quotes About Fear

Smiling is the best way to face every problem, to crush every fear, to hide every pain.

How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.

Courage is not the absence of fear...

Having courage does not mean that we are unafraid. Having courage and showing courage mean we face our fears. We are able to say, 'I have fallen, but I will get up.'

There were all kinds of things I was afraid of at first, ranging from grizzly bears to 'mean' horses and gun-fighters; but by acting as if I was not afraid I gradually ceased to be afraid.

Horror films don't create fear. They release it.

No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero. - Poseidon

Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail.

If you prepare your subconscious for highly stressful situations, you can create harmony with your fears. You can tame fear like a wild animal and use it to your advantage.

Hate is the complement of fear and narcissists like being feared. It imbues them with an intoxicating sensation of omnipotence.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.

I scorn their hatred, if they do but fear me

A community which refuses to welcome - whether through fear, weariness, insecurity, a desire to cling to comfort, or just because it is fed up with visitors - is dying spiritually.

Most of our decisions are driven by either love or fear. Figure out who's doing the talking, then decide what you'll do.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

As a novelist, I have a somewhat higher soapbox to stand on than most people do when it comes to talking back to the merchants of fear.

Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away.

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.

I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free.

Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand... prejudice, fear and ignorance walk hand-in-hand.

My greatest political asset, which professional politicians fear, is my mouth, out of which come all kinds of things one shouldn't always discuss for reasons of political expediency.

The only fear is fear itself, so get rid of it.

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.

There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.