Quotes About Fear

The new recruits, in process of time, began to join in an encounter without fear; they saw that such as fled were taken prisoners or slain; that the bravest were the safest; that liberty, their country, and parents, are defended, and glory and riches acquired, by arms. Thus the new and old troops soon became as one body, and the courage of all was rendered equal.

He was indeed, what is peculiarly difficult, both brave in action, and wise in counsel; qualities, of which the one, from forethought, generally produces fear, and the other, from confidence, rashness.

As to whether the depression will come back, it is every depressive's fear.

I am terrified she will give up on me, that this thing will drive her away. Every depressive has that fear. Why would anyone want us? We don't even want ourselves. Sometimes, we try to drive the people who love us away. Not because we don't want them with us, but because we cannot bear for them to see what we have become.

Severe depression, put simply, is an overwhelming and unmanageable onslaught of every normal, human fear and difficult emotion. It is a loss of and lack of perspective and proportion.

it is easy for parents to pass on unnecessary guilt, shame, and insecurity to their children because we fear the rejection of critical and judgmental people in our lives. So if I can help other parents understand the profound importance of accepting children as they are, perhaps I can save those children from some of the anguish I felt for many years.

Sometimes celebrating, enjoying, and laughing seem almost inappropriate in a world as broken as ours. We look around and see panic on the faces of everyone we see. Tragedies become ordinary. How, in good conscience, can we laugh and celebrate and eat pizza? I believe we must celebrate - because celebration is one of the most effective weapons we have against the darkness of our day. The real grief of the state of our world is the pervasive fear that settles in our hearts.

There is nothing to fear except the power you give to your own demons.

Many men spend their lives living in the wrong corner of their souls, mainly out of fear of what they might find on the other side.

Hoe heet ik?' vroeg ik. 'An,' zei hij. De kaaiman sperde zijn bek open. Zijn tanden, scherp als dolken, glommen in het maanlicht. 'Hoe heet ik?' herhaalde ik. 'Coriander,' gilde Arise.

Tess Bean had sent him flailing into the freezing cold water.

First up was Nancy's pervasive sense of guilt. She felt self-conscious about going beyond her family's expectations, and feared being seen as "too big for her britches," a typical complaint in her family about anyone who was successful. As a result, Nancy was constantly trying to prove she didn't think she was better than anyone else. This made it almost impossible for her to say no.

Caution is good, but sometimes courage is better.

Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere along the line they'll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen.

Fear is a response to external danger; anxiety to dangers emanating from the internal world.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

Repulsion is the sentry that guards the gate to all that we most desire.

Ja sam tada mislio suprotno: "Požuri da ostariš. Strahovito si zelen i gorak." Kako da se oslobodim mladosti koja je u stvari samo beskorisna mana?

En una corrida de toros podría morirme de una sobredosis de susto y gusto

Have no fear of perfection -- you will never reach it.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

I'm afraid of an extra face in the mirror and sudden nights with voices, the deep certainty of things. (from Parca )

It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die. 'Cause I don't know what's up there, beyond the sky.

Whites were fools and one had constantly to fight in order not to underestimate their power and danger, because a powerful and dangerous fool is not to be underestimated. Add the elements of hypocrisy and fear and one had an extremely volatile combination. It was a combination that could easily blow the country, even the world, apart. In