Quotes About Fear

You are what you believe you are.We make images in our minds of what will be based on what we believe or want, what we're afraid of. Dr. Woodhouse to Caulder and Ginny

Which made me laugh, of course. If you ever want to get truly hysterical, just get really, really scared, and then have somebody say something funny. You get caught between the laugh and the sob, and it's hard to find your way out.

The thing about me is – essentially, I'm a coward. I am. I can't stand weird stuff, anything that's not normal. […] I'm a coward, and I've faced it, and I've learn to accept it. And I'm okay with that, as long as nothing happens so I have to start feeling ashamed about it, or guilty. I don't think my parents know this about me. […] But the other thing is, I just hate it when people are disappointed in me.

Why would I assume that the guy wanted to hurt me when nobody's ever tried to hurt me before?

No deity that ruled with fear and torment could win the hearts of its followers. They became animals themselves, thinking of baser and baser modes of worship until they threw their very infants to the flames. Only in Jesus was submission perfected, God made man. And through Jesus, man committed his heart to the only entity worthy of service—

I adore my mother, but I fear for her. She seems helpless, caught in the vortex of my father's dark moods and unpredictable behavior. I try never to displease her. I love the scent of Juicy Fruit gum on her breath and the hint of Joy perfume on her neck, the crisp crinkle of her hair stiff with aerosol spray and the chipped pink polish on her nails.

I still didn't look at him. I was afraid if I did that, I would turn around, run back to him, and hurl myself into his arms.

I am a mother and mothers don't have the luxury of falling apart in front of their children, even when they are afraid, even when their children are adults.

One thing I can tell you for sure is this: we only regret what we don't do in life.

Until then her view of time was the present moving forward and devouring the future; she either feared its swiftness (when she was awaiting something difficult) or rebelled at its slowness (when she was awaiting something fine).

When a spy is captured, he takes a suicide pill, believing it's better to die than be tortured. By that reasoning shouldn't those same pills be issued to anyone foolish enough to fall in love? —The Lighter Side of Death

Sometimes we have to step out of our comfort zones. We have to break the rules. And we have to discover the sensuality of fear. We need to face it, challenge it, dance with it

Yes, Robert Dade does make me feel powerful, vulnerable, light . . . and sometimes a little scared.

There's nothing like gunfire to drive the glamour from words.

There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.

There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.

But I have noticed that those who continually dread ill luck and fear it will overtake them, have no time to take advantage of any good fortune that comes their way.

The light gave him hope but he was afraid of it too.

I shall really be very unhappy unless you give me the sort of courage that makes one forget he is afraid.

But that isn't right. The King of Beasts shouldn't be a coward,' said the Scarecrow. 'I know it,' returned the Lion, wiping a tear from his eye with the tip of his tail. 'It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy. But whenever there is danger, my heart begins to beat fast.' 'Perhaps you have heart disease,' said the Tin Woodman. 'It may be,' said the Lion.

Like all bullies and marauders, Gos was a coward at heart

People lose a lot of time being afraid... People lose a lot of time in hating others, and there's no fun in it at all.

The Witch was too much afraid of the dark to dare go in Dorothy's room at night to take the shoes, and her dread of water was greater than her fear of the dark.

but there is no doubt they intend to kill us as dead as possible in a short time. - said the Wizard As dead as poss'ble would be pretty dead, wouldn't it? asked Dorothy. from Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz