Fear Quotes

"Resistance to learning often reflects a threat to self-concept, not inability to learn."

"The most significant barriers to adult learning are often psychological, not intellectual."

"Fear of freedom may well lead us to embrace the rigidity of rules and regulations."

"Anxiety is the affect that accompanies the loss of a stable referent, and it haunts all acts of representation."

"The look of the Other produces anxiety because it threatens to expose what we have hidden from ourselves."

"Fear is the parent of cruelty."

"Fear is the enemy of progress."

"Fear is only powerful when we believe in it."

"Fear teaches us about our deepest values."

"Fear is the compass that shows us what we cherish."

"To me fear indicates always that you are giving power to something outside yourself."

"Fear is conquered by understanding and knowledge."

"Fear grows in darkness and shrinks in light."

"There is nothing to fear except fear itself."

"Fear is the absence of understanding."

"The fear that prevents us from acting is often greater than the actual obstacles we face."

"Fear dissolves when we move toward it with understanding and compassion."

"Fear is the failure of reason."

"The fear of death diminishes when we understand life's deeper purpose."

"Fear of freedom often leads people to embrace false solutions offered by demagogues and authoritarian leaders."

"The person who is afraid of freedom will always seek masters; education must cultivate the courage to be free."

"The great evils of life come upon us slowly and stealthily."

"Fear teaches us, but it should not rule us."

"Fear diminishes when faced with knowledge and understanding."

"Fear arises from the unknown; knowledge dispels fear."

"Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil."

"Fear often disguises itself as prudence or reason."

"Fear is just faith in the wrong direction."

"Fear is the mind's way of protecting us from growth."

"Fear is the shadow cast by ignorance; knowledge is the light that dispels it."