Fear Quotes

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

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"I have observed that those who fear the future are those unprepared for it."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
John Jacob Astor
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"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do."
John Jacob Astor
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"Fear is the mind's greatest prison."
William Astor
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"Fear conquered is power gained."
William Astor
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"The man who fears failure has already failed."
Stephen Girard
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"To overcome fear, one must first befriend it."
Stephen Girard
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"Fear is merely False Evidence Appearing Real."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"Fear is the greatest teacher of wisdom."
William K. Vanderbilt
"The greatest obstacle to success is often the fear of beginning."
Charles Crocker
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"Fear is the shadow cast by our own uncertainty; step into the light and it vanishes."
Mark Hopkins
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"Fear teaches us where our boundaries lie; courage teaches us where they truly rest."
Mark Hopkins
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"Fear is the wall we construct to keep ourselves from becoming who we might be."
William Astor
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"I have never feared a competitor; I have only feared my own complacency."
Collis P. Huntington
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"The man who fears nothing is the man who has the most to fear."
John Jacob Astor
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"The fear of loss often costs us more than the loss itself."
Stephen Girard
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"The fear of poverty is often worse than poverty itself."
Stephen Girard
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"Fear is the prison we build with our own thoughts."
Mark Hopkins
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"Fear is often the thief of unrealized potential."
Mark Hopkins
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"Fear gains power only when we agree to keep it secret."
William Astor
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"I learned that fear is the only true limitation on human achievement."
Collis P. Huntington
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"The fear of failure has stopped more people than failure itself ever could."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Fear is simply the companion of the ambitious; it proves you are attempting something worthwhile."
John Jacob Astor
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"A man who fears failure has already surrendered to it."
John Jacob Astor
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"Fear is the merchant's worst customer; confidence is his best."
Stephen Girard
"The man who fears failure will never attempt anything great."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
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"The man who fears failure has already guaranteed it."
William K. Vanderbilt
"Fear is the jailer of potential."
Matthew Boulton
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"The fear that paralyzes us is often imaginary."
William Astor
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"Fear is the mind's attempt to protect us from growth."
William Astor