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Quotes About Fear

See, what a ready tongue suspicion hath! He that but fears the thing he would not know, Hath, by instinct, knowledge from others' eyes, That what he feared is chanced.
~ William Shakespeare
We make trifles of terrors, Ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge, When we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear.
~ William Shakespeare
If you are protected from dark things then you have no protection of, knowledge of, or understanding of dark things when they show up.
~ Neil Gaiman
I find myself going to places where I really have no business, speaking to these people in a whole other field that I have no extensive knowledge of. But I do it very often because it scares me.
~ Alan Alda
Don't be afraid of losing a little power in daily associations. People who seek power and knowledge aren't misers. They aren't afraid. That is paranoid.
~ Frederick Lenz
I am more afraid of my own heart than of the Pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great Pope Self.
~ Martin Luther
The specialist is a man who fears the other subjects.
~ Martin H. Fisher
I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking what I'm looking at what I see and what it means what I want and what I fear.
~ Joan Didion
[48] - 4Dispelling fear but knowledge be, Replacing our doubts completely, Nothing need be feared undoubtedly, But must be comprehended absolutely.[49] - 4
~ Munindra Misra, Eddies of Life
So many businesses today have wind-up because of fear of failing.
~ Godwin Elendu Ph.D
Those who are skilled in combat do notbecome angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.
~ Zhuge Liang
The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.
~ Yousef Munayyer
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
~ Winston Churchill
In a climate of uncertainty and fear, without strong and visionary leadership, people panic.
~ Patrick Dodson
I think that my leadership style is to get people to fear staying in place, to fear not changing.
~ Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Take the job or the project that scares you a little. It's the one with the most to teach you.
~ Anne Sweeney
Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.
~ J. Michael Straczynski
The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.
~ Kobe Bryant
Creativity requires the willingness to look stupid.
~ John C. Maxwell
People are not afraid of failure, they're afraid of blame.
~ Seth Godin
One of my great mistakes coming up, since I was a kid from wrong side of the tracks, and fearful that I might be seen as wanting leadership-wise, was to be someone I was not.
~ Kevin Allen
Leadership involves the heavy burden of responsibility, and the fear of getting it wrong can paralyze a leader.
~ John C. Maxwell
I believe more youths stay out of leadership positions because of the fear of indequacy and criticisms.
~ Paul Bamikole