Quotes by Fear Perfect love may cast our fear, but fear is remarkably potent in casting out love. P. D. James fearperfectmay The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes. Oscar Wilde husbandfearbeautiful I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them - there's only us. Oprah Winfrey encouragementfearkindness The dove, O hawk, that has once been wounded by thy talons, is frightened by the least movement of a wing. Ovid movementfearwings The wounded limb shrinks from the slightest touch; and a slight shadow alarms the nervous. Ovid alarmsshadowfear The earth becomes heaven when you release your fear. The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human. Pablo Casals things-in-lifefearheaven You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another. Oprah Winfrey failurefearmotivational I'm afraid to look in the mirror. I'm afraid I'm going to see an old lady with white hair, just like the old ladies in the park. Alittle bundle in a black shawl just waiting for the coffin. Paddy Chayefsky mirrorsfearhair I am above being injured by fortune, though she steals away much, more will remain with me. The blessing I now enjoy transcend fear. Ovid stealingblessingfear Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear. Ovid psychologyfearmind The more important question, of course, was what the new Lucy would do, and even though I was pretty sure the old Lucy wouldn't be around much anymore, I was a little bit afraid the new Lucy hadn't yet shown up. Pam Houston importantfearlittles An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand. Ovid medicineunderstandingfear Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish. Ovid fearwishmen It is only through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; Through Art and art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence. Oscar Wilde perfectionfearart Be afraid of nothing. Hating none, giving love to all, feeling the love of God, seeing His presence in everyone, and having but one desire - for His constant presence in the temple of your consciousness - that is the way to live in this world. Paramahansa Yogananda giving-lovehatefear Fear is so fundamental to the human condition that all the great spiritual traditions originate in an effort to overcome its effects on our lives. With different words, they all proclaim the same core message: "Be not afraid." Though the traditions vary widely in the ways they propose to take us beyond fear, all hold out the same hope: we can escape fear's paralysis and enter a state of grace where encounters with otherness will not threaten us but will enrich our work and our lives. Parker J. Palmer effortspiritualfear And I can see that everything about this God has been purposely designed to poison our experience of life on earth, not to enhance it, to keep us fearful, to suppress knowledge, to curtail freedom and creativity, and to celebrate death. It's nothing less than the sanctified dumbing-down of the human race. And demanding respect for it is frankly an insult that deserves to be repaid with considerable interest. Pat Condell creativityracefear ...only we don't call it 'ignorance', we call it 'faith'. What a horrible little word that is - faith - exuding as it does its fake aura of purity and virtue while fronting some of the ugliest ideas this planet has ever seen. Closing people's hearts when it should be opening them. Making them proud of things they should be ashamed of. And ashamed of things they should be proud of. Pat Condell ignorancefearheart You can't underestimate the power of fear. Pat Nixon underestimatefear Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity. Oscar Wilde shiningselffear«919293949596979899100101»
