Fear Quotes

The thing that stops us and, when faced, the thing that frees us. Both sides explored here.

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"Fear of failure should not prevent us from trying. But learning from failure should."
Esther Duflo
"In the face of the unknown, fear is the natural companion of the brave."
Hernando de Soto
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"Fear can paralyze us or teach us."
Amartya Sen
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"We must confront our fears to become truly free."
Amartya Sen
"Every pioneer discovers that the greatest enemy is often the fear within, not the dangers without."
Hernando de Soto
"Fear is often the greatest obstacle to progress."
James Tobin
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"Fear of change often protects those who benefit most from the status quo."
Thomas Piketty
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"Fear of equality often masks fear of losing unearned advantage."
Thomas Piketty
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"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Anna Schwartz
"We should fear stagflation more than either inflation or recession alone."
James Tobin
"Fear is an illusion created by the mind."
Kenneth Arrow
"Fear diminishes with knowledge."
Kenneth Arrow
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"Banking crises reveal the fragility of systems built on confidence alone."
Anna Schwartz
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"The fear of change often prevents necessary social progress."
Amartya Sen
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"Fear of the unknown often exceeds the actual dangers we face."
Amartya Sen
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"Financial panics are ultimately phenomena of confidence and fear."
Anna Schwartz
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"Financial innovation creates new risks that regulators often don't anticipate."
Anna Schwartz
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"When debt levels are high, the economy becomes fragile and vulnerable to any negative shock."
Hyman Minsky
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"The economy that works smoothly during expansions is the most vulnerable to collapse when sentiment shifts."
Hyman Minsky
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"The global financial system is more fragile now than it was before 2008 because we didn't fix the underlying problems."
Hyman Minsky
"We should be suspicious of anyone claiming to know what society truly wants."
Kenneth Arrow
"Fear of the unknown drives much of our institutional design."
Kenneth Arrow
"The fear of failure often prevents the attempt that would succeed."
Gary Becker
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"Fear of the unknown drives markets as much as logic does."
Anna Schwartz
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"Fear of change is the primary obstacle to necessary progress."
Anna Schwartz
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"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do"
Kenneth Boulding
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"Everything you want is on the other side of fear"
Kenneth Boulding
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"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear"
Kenneth Boulding
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"Debt-deflation dynamics trap economies in depression equilibria."
Hyman Minsky
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"Fear is the enemy of freedom."
Gunnar Myrdal