Quotes by Fear Fear was the terrible secret of the battlefield and could afflict the brave as well as the timid. Worse it was contagious, and could destroy a unit before a battle even began. Because of that, commanders were first and foremost in the fear suppression business. David Halberstam bravesecretfear One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile men. Yet we cannot live in dread of them. We cannot hide behind these high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties of each day, and face them one at a time. David Gemmell wallfearwar The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think. David Icke being-yourselffearthinking Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee. David Mallet supportsoulfear It seems strange that some artists fear a blank canvas, when it has been a major contributory factor to great paintings. David Luiz strangeartistfear Instead of instilling fear, if a company offered a way for everyone in the business to dive within-to start expanding energy and intelligence-people would work overtime for free. They would be far more creative. And the company would just leap forward. This is the way it can be. It's not the way it is, but it could be that way so easily. David Lynch creativefearpeople Every fear hides a wish. David Mamet fearwish When we fear things I think that we wish for them ... every fear hides a wish David Mamet fearwishthinking When we notice a connection between our present fears and their origins in early life, we are finding out how much of our identity is designed by fear. Is fear the architect of me? David Richo connectionsidentityfear Early fear was felt cellularly and was indeed real. Defensive postures were necessary, but defenses generalize cellularly in adulthood and do not expire. It takes conscious work to undo them. Ironically, as long as we keep using defenses, we actually maintain the original force of the fear. David Richo realfearlong What do you fear, most of all? The possibility that love may not be enough. David Lynch enoughfearmay We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death. David Sarnoff funeralfeardeath Fear of self is the greatest of all terrors, the deepest of all dread, the commonest of all mistakes. From it grows failure. Because of it, life is a mockery. Out of it comes despair. David Seabury selffearmistake ... in a cycle as old as tribalism, ignorance of the Other engenders fear; fear engenders hatred; hatred engenders violence; violence engenders further violence until the only "rights", the only law, are whatever is willed by the most powerful. David Mitchell powerfulignorancefear That was how it was, sometimes. You put yourself in front of the thing and waited for whatever was going to happen and that was all. It scared you and it didn't matter. You stood and faced it. There was no outwitting anything. When Almondine had been playful, she had been playful in the face of that knowledge, as defiant as before the rabid thing. Sometimes you looked the thing in the eye and it turned away. Sometimes it didn't. David Wroblewski eyematterfear "What is a human being, then?" "A seed." "A... seed?" "An acorn that is unafraid to destroy itself in growing into a tree." David Zindell growingfeartree The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Debbi Fields businessfearpositive Fear keeps us rooted in the past. Fear of the unknown, fear of abandonment, fear of rejection, fear of not having enough, fear of not being enough, fear of the future-all these fears and more keep us trapped, repeating the same old patterns and making the same choices over and over again. Fear prevents us from moving outside the comfort-or even the familiar discomfort-of what we know. It's nearly impossible to achieve our highest vision for our lives as long as we are being guided by our fears. Debbie Ford fearpastmoving There's no use wasting are energy being afraid of the devils, demons and things that go bump in the night... Because ultimately we'll never encounter anything more terrifying than the monster among us. Hell is where we make it. Dean Koontz devilfearnight Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death. Debbie Macomber doubtfear«2223242526272829303132»
