Quotes by Fear In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, whereas the foundation of modern liberalism is a clinging to the world in fear of God; albeit, the true foundation should be one's clinging to God in fear of God. Criss Jami essencefearworld It often occurs that pride and selfishness are muddled with strength and independence. They are neither equal nor similar; in fact, they are polar opposites. A coward may be so cowardly that he masks his weakness with some false personification of power. He is afraid to love and to be loved because love tends to strip bare all emotional barricades. Without love, strength and independence are prone to losing every bit of their worth; they become nothing more than a fearful, intimidated, empty tent lost somewhere in the desert of self. Criss Jami emotionalpridefear The faithful man perceives nothing less than opportunity in difficulties. Flowing through his spine, faith and courage work together: Such a man does not fear losing his life, thus he will risk losing it at times in order to empower it. By this he actually values his life more than the man who fears losing his life. It is much like leaping from a window in order to avoid a fire yet in that most crucial moment knowing that God will appear to catch you. Criss Jami fearopportunitymen A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness. Criss Jami weaknessfear Those who speak of progression but are afraid of change are self-repressed and therefore unable to reach any further than their eyes can already see. Criss Jami eyeselffear In the age of technology there is constant access to vast amounts of information. The basket overflows; people get overwhelmed; the eye of the storm is not so much what goes on in the world, it is the confusion of how to think, feel, digest, and react to what goes on. Criss Jami technologyeyefear I often find that people confuse inner peace with some sense of insensibility whenever something goes wrong. In such cases inner peace is a permit for destruction: The unyielding optimist will pretend that the forest is not burning either because he is too lazy or too afraid to go and put the fire out. Criss Jami firefearpeople It was man who first made men believe in gods. Critias fearmenbelieve All about us were people. Perhaps a hundred. Men. Experience had taught me that humans were cruelest when segregated by sex, and the cold feeling in the pit of my stomach became led. What had I let myself in for? C.S. Friedman fearmensex A fighter has to know fear. Cus D'Amato negativityfighterfear Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate; a child who fears noises becomes the man who hates them. Cyril Connolly hatefearchildren As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with an irrational fear of life become publishers. Cyril Connolly publishing-booksfearlife The world fears a new experience more than it fears anything. Because a new experience displaces so many old experiences. . . . The world doesn't fear a new idea. It can pigeon-hole any idea. But it can't pigeon-hole a real new experience. D. H. Lawrence new-experiencesrealfear I think the fear of being seen as childish or crazy severely limits our enjoyment of the world around us, thus inducing a state of boredom that in turn gives rise to much of the stupidity and meanness that oftem seem to epitomize the human condtion. In fact, these ills merely signify that the dues we pay for adult respectability are far too high, and bring some 'benefits' of questionable value. D. Patrick Miller crazyfearthinking 'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights. Dag Hammarskjold rightsfearphilosophy I think I would have been so much in awe of the movie set, the people and what everybody's job was, that I don't know if I would be able to concentrate on the character. Daisy Fuentes fearjobscharacter When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Dalai Lama realfearfall Compassion suits our physical condition, whereas anger, fear and distrust are harmful to our well-being. Therefore, just as we learn the importance of physical hygiene to physical health, to ensure healthy minds, we need to learn some kind of emotional hygiene. Dalai Lama buddhistwisdomfear Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire. Dale Carnegie fearsuccesspeople Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind. Dale Carnegie couragefearsuccess«1920212223242526272829»
