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 never stop you from attempting something great."
John Carmack
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"Fear of change should not prevent you from improving your software and your processes."
Guido van Rossum
"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky if he can keep his head."
Bjarne Stroustrup
"Fear is just an opportunity to be brave."
Donald Knuth
"The fear of failure should inspire you to learn, not paralyze you."
Yukihiro Matsumoto
"Fear of the unknown can be reframed as excitement for discovery."
Yukihiro Matsumoto
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"Fear is a teacher if we are willing to listen."
Ralph Baer
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"Fear is faith in the wrong outcome."
Ralph Baer
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"Don't fear complexity; understand it."
Guido van Rossum
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"Fear of change prevents innovation."
Guido van Rossum
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"The fear of looking foolish keeps more people from achieving great things than actual incompetence."
John Carmack
"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Bjarne Stroustrup
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"Fear of failure keeps many from trying. But trying is what matters most."
Guido van Rossum
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"Fear is just lack of understanding."
John Carmack
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"Fear of failure should never prevent you from attempting something great."
Ralph Baer
"Fear of failure should never stop you from trying something new."
Shigeru Miyamoto
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"Fear teaches us what we value; courage teaches us to act on that knowledge."
Shunpei Yamazaki
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"Your limitations are only as real as you believe them to be."
Donna Dubinsky
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"Fear is the biggest obstacle to taking risks."
Nolan Bushnell
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"Fear is a teacher if you're willing to learn."
Nolan Bushnell
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"Fear is the greatest teacher of courage."
Nolan Bushnell
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Carver Mead
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"Fear of failure shouldn't prevent you from trying."
Ralph Baer
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"Fear is just a signal that something matters to you."
Jean Jennings Bartik
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"Fear is the price of caring about something."
Jean Jennings Bartik
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"Fear is just an excuse for not trying."
Nolan Bushnell
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"Fear of failure keeps more people down than actual failure ever could."
Nolan Bushnell
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"Fear reveals what we value most; it shows us our priorities."
Shunpei Yamazaki
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"Fear of the unknown has limited our scientific progress."
Carver Mead
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"Fear is simply information—use it to make better decisions."
Donna Dubinsky