Quotes by Fear I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. Bertrand Russell fearphilosophyfunny Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones. Bertrand Russell fearanimalbelieve I do not pretend to be able to prove that there is no God. I equally cannot prove that Satan is a fiction. The Christian god may exist; so may the gods of Olympus, or of ancient Egypt, or of Babylon. But no one of these hypotheses is more probable than any other: they lie outside the region of even probable knowledge, and therefore there is no reason to consider any of them. Bertrand Russell atheistchristianfear Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear. Bertrand Russell fearmenthinking Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. Bertrand Russell freedomfeardesire Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it. Bertrand Russell conquer-the-worldterrorfear Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion go hand in hand. Bertrand Russell atheistfearhands When there are rational grounds for an opinion, people are content to set them forth and wait for them to operate. In such cases, people do not hold their opinions with passion; they hold them calmly, and set forth their reasons quietly. The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder's lack of rational conviction. Bertrand Russell passionfearpeople Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself. Bertrand Russell environmentatheismfear Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. Bertrand Russell boredomhalffear None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear. Bertrand Russell cowardfearinspirational Worry is a form of fear, and all forms of fear produce fatigue. A man who has learned not to feel fear will find the fatigue of daily life enormously diminished. Bertrand Russell fearworrymen Is almost a good enough reason for fear? Beth Revis good-enoughreasonfear It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. Bette Midler dancefeardream It's the one who won't be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live. Bette Midler dancefearphilosophy You can make it, but it's easier if you don't have to do it alone. Betty Ford easierifsfear Sometimes I had to room with Tony Kaye and that was awful. Bill Bruford awfulfearrooms We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol. Bill Bruford awfulalcoholfear People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters. Bill Gates ignorancefearinspirational Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Bill Hicks guneyefear«910111213141516171819»
