Fear Quotes

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

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"Those who fear change are destined to be swept aside by it."
John Jacob Astor
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"The man who fears poverty more than he desires freedom will never truly have either."
John Jacob Astor
"The fear of failure is the greatest barrier to success."
Jedediah Strutt
"The man who fears failure has already failed."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
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"Fear is the friend of the coward and the enemy of the brave."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"Do not fear the machine; fear only those who do not understand it."
Richard Arkwright
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"I fear nothing so much as complacency in the face of opportunity."
Richard Arkwright
"Those who claim nothing can be improved are merely afraid of improvement."
Jedediah Strutt
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"Fear is the tool of those who lack vision; courage is the tool of those who possess it."
William Astor
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
George Stephenson
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"Fear is conquered through action."
George Stephenson
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"I fear nothing but my own limitations."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"Fear is the greatest obstacle to success – conquer it, and half your battles are won."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"The man who is afraid to fail is the man who will never truly succeed."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
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"The man who fears failure has already surrendered to it."
Richard Arkwright
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"Fear is the destroyer of dreams."
John Wanamaker
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Marshall Field
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"Fear is a teacher."
Marshall Field
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"Fear is the only true obstacle; doubt is merely its shadow."
George Stephenson
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"I have never shied away from a challenge, for it is in facing our fears that we discover our true capabilities."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"I learned long ago that fear of failure is the greatest failure of all."
Richard Arkwright
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"Fear is the greatest obstacle to success."
Frank Woolworth
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"Fear is the prison of the mind."
Frank Woolworth
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"Fear of failure has ended more businesses than failure itself."
Marshall Field
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"Fear is the price of growth, not the barrier to it."
Marshall Field
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"A man who fears failure will never achieve anything worth achieving."
George Stephenson
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"Fear is the only true obstacle; all others are merely its shadows."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"Fear of failure has never stopped me; only the fear of not trying could."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"Fear of failure has stopped more promising innovations than failure itself ever could."
Jedediah Strutt
"Fear of success is as paralyzing as fear of failure, yet it is seldom acknowledged."
Jedediah Strutt