Fear Quotes

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

16356 quotes

"Fear of poverty has driven more innovation than the possession of wealth."
Alfred Marshall
B
"Fear is the only real obstacle."
Bob Kahn
A
"Fear is the price of admission to meaningful growth."
Andrew Ng
T
"A man cannot be happy if he is constantly subject to the fear of want."
Thomas Malthus
B
"Fear of failure prevents more innovations than actual failure ever does."
Bob Kahn
B
"Fear of the unknown drives innovation forward."
Bob Kahn
B
"Fear of failure is the biggest obstacle to innovation."
Brendan Eich
B
"Fear of the unknown drives exploration."
Brendan Eich
A
"Fear of failure often paralyzes more than failure itself."
Andrew Ng
R
"Fear is just an obstacle to overcome."
Ryan Dahl
R
"Fear is most powerful when unexamined."
Ryan Dahl
F
"Fear is often a signal that you're at the edge of something important. Don't run from it."
Fei-Fei Li
F
"Fear of irrelevance drives some of my best work. I use that fear productively."
Fei-Fei Li
A
"Fear of failure should not prevent you from experimenting with new approaches."
Andrew Ng
A
"Fear of being wrong should be replaced with excitement of learning."
Andrew Ng
V
"Fear of the unknown shouldn't prevent us from exploring new technological frontiers."
Vint Cerf
R
"Fear of obsolescence drives innovation more than anything else."
Ryan Dahl
R
"Confronting your fear of the unknown is how you grow as a developer."
Ryan Dahl
R
"Fear is just the signal that you're about to learn something new."
Ryan Dahl
V
"Fear of the unknown is healthy in engineering - it keeps you careful."
Vint Cerf
V
"Fear of obsolescence is healthy - it keeps researchers innovating."
Vint Cerf
G
"Fear is just an opportunity to be brave."
Guido van Rossum
"Fear is the enemy of innovation."
Yukihiro Matsumoto
B
"Fear can be a teacher if we listen carefully."
Barbara Liskov
B
"Fear is the mind's way of preparing us for action."
Barbara Liskov
B
"Fear of making mistakes kept me from taking risks early in my career. Don't repeat that."
Brendan Eich
"Fear of change prevents growth in technology."
Yukihiro Matsumoto
R
"Fear of failure is what stops most people from trying"
Ryan Dahl
R
"Fear is just the absence of understanding"
Ryan Dahl
R
"Fear of failure is the biggest obstacle to innovation."
Ryan Dahl