Fear Quotes

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

16356 quotes

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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Buster Keaton
B
"Fear taught me more than courage ever could."
Buster Keaton
B
"Fear is a teacher if we listen."
Buster Keaton
B
"Fear is a liar."
Buster Keaton
L
"Think of how many earning years we have gobbled up trying to play it safe and worry about security."
Lucille Ball
"Fear is just an illusion we create"
Laurel and Hardy
"Conquer your fears with courage"
Laurel and Hardy
B
"Fear is just another prop in the theater of life; learn to use it wisely."
Buster Keaton
B
"Fear teaches caution; wisdom teaches which cautions to heed."
Buster Keaton
A
"Anxiety is the price you pay for a future."
Aaron Beck
A
"Fear is the obstacle to freedom."
Aaron Beck
"Fear is just an opportunity to be brave."
Laurel and Hardy
"Fear is just excitement without breath."
Laurel and Hardy
"When you awfulize about the present and the future, you create anxiety."
Albert Ellis
"Anxiety is excitement without breath."
Albert Ellis
G
"Anxiety arises when we cannot predict or control our world."
George Kelly
A
"Fear is often based on predictions we make about the future, not on what's actually happening now."
Aaron Beck
N
"Fear is often the gateway to growth."
Nancy Cantor
N
"We must face our fears to become who we're meant to be."
Nancy Cantor
S
"Anxiety is like a smoke detector in your mind - sometimes it's warning you of real danger, sometimes it's just too sensitive."
Steven Hayes
B
"Fear is just the audience you haven't learned to communicate with yet."
Buster Keaton
G
"The anxious person sees threats in constructs that others see as neutral."
George Kelly
"Anxiety often stems from overestimating threats and underestimating your coping abilities."
Albert Ellis
"Fear diminishes when you approach it rather than flee from it."
Albert Ellis
S
"Fear is a visitor; don't let it become a resident."
Steven Hayes
A
"Understanding the source of your fears is the first step to overcoming them."
Aaron Beck
A
"Perfectionism is often a mask that people wear to hide their fear of rejection."
Aaron Beck
W
"Fear is temporary; the decision you make lasts forever."
Walter Mischel
R
"Fear is the enemy of progress; courage is the antidote."
Robert McCrae
R
"Fear is temporary; regret is permanent."
Robert McCrae