Quotes by Fear A mind that is afraid withers away; it cannot function properly. Jiddu Krishnamurti functionfearmind Do you know your particular fears? And what do you usually do with them? You run away from them, don't you, or invent ideas and images to cover them? But to run away from fear is only to increase it. Jiddu Krishnamurti fearrunningideas We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict. Jim Morrison painscaryfear Indecision may or may not be my problem. Jimmy Buffett problemfearmay I've read that it's the smell some carnivores use to find their prey. Imagine the trembling victim trying to hide, but knowing that the smell of its own fear will kill it. Jo Nesbo smellknowingfear The truth is that male religious leaders have had - and still have - an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter. Jimmy Carter selfishreligiousfear Each of us from the seance stood alone. Like so many pillars of salt, we had tried to look back and failed. And in the eyes of the others who shared the pale, flat sky with us, there was sometimes suspicion, sometimes a little fear. Joan Lowery Nixon eyefearsky I am not afraid; I was born to do this. Joan of Arc tattoofearinspirational This is a dark time, filled with suffering and uncertainty. Like living cells in a larger body, it is natural that we feel the trauma of our world. So don’t be afraid of the anguish you feel, or the anger or fear, because these responses arise from the depth of your caring and the truth of your interconnectedness with all beings. Joanna Macy angernaturefear If I live by illusions, you live by excuses. Jimi Hendrix illusionexcusefear Darkness gives free rein to the mind's worst imaginings. Jocelyn Murray darknessfeargiving Fear has made them sloppy. The world teeters at a precipe. All scared to take a step in case they put a foot into empty air. The instinct of self-preservation. It can destroy a man's efficiency. Joe Abercrombie airfearmen Although you hadn't asked why, it had less to do with you not noticing than with you not wanting to hear the answer. Jodi Picoult noticingfearanswers I need someone who believes that the sun will rise again but who does not fear my darkness. Someone who can point out the rocks in my way without making me a child by carrying me. Someone who can stand in thunder and watch the lightning and believe in a rainbow. Joe Mahoney hopefearinspirational I have a fear of failure. Joe Montana fear-of-failurefear There is always great beauty, not of images, feeling or thought. Beauty is neither thought nor feeling; it has nothing whatsoever to do with emotion or sentiment. There is fear. Fear is never an actuality; it is either before or after the active present. When there is fear in the active present, is it fear? It is there and there is no escape from it, no evasion possible. There, at that actual moment, there is total attention at the moment of danger, physical or psychological. Jiddu Krishnamurti inattentionfearfacts Anger is a symptom, a way of cloaking and expressing feelings too awful to experience directly - hurt, bitterness, grief and, most of all, fear. Joan Rivers griefhurtfear -there was something in her, something that was...pure horror. Everything you were supposed to watch out for. Heights, fire, shards of glass, snakes, Everything that his mom tried so hard to keep him safe from. John Ajvide Lindqvist momfirefear What he was scared of was not that maybe she was a creature who survived by drinking other people's blood. No, it was that she might push him away. John Ajvide Lindqvist drinkingfearblood I used to believe everything my brother told me, because he was older and I figured he knew more about the world. But as it turns out, being a grown-up doesn’t mean you’re fearless. It just means you fear different things. Jodi Picoult brotherfearbelieve«5758596061626364656667»
