Quotes About Fear

If one didn't know better, one would think that man, in his fear of losing all that he loves, had created heaven, along with its gatekeeper God, in his own image.

While sitting alone in his uncle's study, Ramana suddenly became paralyzed by a fear of death. He lay down on the floor, convinced that he would soon die, but rather than remaining terrified, he decided to locate the self that was about to disappear. He focused on the feeling of "I"—a process he later called "self-inquiry"—and found it to be absent from the field of consciousness.

How ironic, to be my last game that I ever played would be against Dan in a Super Bowl. The thing I always was afraid of was playing in a Super Bowl when it was raining. I can't throw a wet ball.

My father watched football with the sound off because he lived in fear of hearing the voice of Howard Cosell.

I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself

That's just it. What if I can't protect you? I'll be outnumbered, outgunned. What if I can't get you out of there?

I broke up with her to avoid getting into a serious relationship with her, and now it

Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

Though we tremble before uncertain futures may we meet illness, death and adversity with strength may we dance in the face of our fears.

If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.

Two types of voices command your attention today. Negative ones fill your mind with doubt, bitterness, and fear. Positive ones purvey hope and strength. Which one will you choose to heed?

The Little Man does not know that he is little, and he is afraid of knowing it. He covers up his smallness and narrowness with illusions of strength and greatness...

I think what I've come to now is, that fear is good; it's what life is about. You need to be afraid because fear gives you the strength to carry on important tasks.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

The only book that is worth writing is the one we don't have the courage or strength to write. The book that hurts us (we who are writing), that makes us tremble, redden, bleed

I hold the line, the line of strength that pulls me from the fear.

Only he who can say, 'The Lord is the strength of my life' can go on to say, 'Of whom shall I be afraid?'

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.

Life is as complex as we are. Sometimes our vulnerability is our strength, our fear develops our courage, and our woundedness is the road to our integrity. It is not an either/or world.

The mind, if slackened even a little, will cause defeat, the same as fearing the opponent will make you unable to use full strength.

Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects.