Fear Quotes

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

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"Don't be afraid to fail; be afraid not to try."
Duke Ellington
"Fear is just the audience before you learned to play for them."
Duke Ellington
"Fear dissolves when you commit fully to your craft and your purpose."
John Coltrane
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"Fear is just an illusion that fades when you face it."
Ella Fitzgerald
"Fear is just the absence of understanding; study what frightens you."
John Coltrane
"I do not fear failure; I fear mediocrity."
Igor Stravinsky
"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric."
Claude Debussy
"Fear is the mind-killer."
Claude Debussy
"Fear is not real. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Miles Davis
"Do not fear mistakes, they are proof you are trying."
Miles Davis
"Fear is the greatest prison of all."
Miles Davis
"Fear is the mind's greatest adversary."
Richard Wagner
"Fear dissolves in the light of understanding."
Richard Wagner
"Fear dissolves when faced with passion."
Claude Debussy
"Fear is the price of pushing boundaries."
Claude Debussy
"The fear of ridicule has silenced more talent than any other force."
Richard Wagner
"Fear is the voice of those who have not yet imagined their potential."
Richard Wagner
"Fear is the greatest obstacle to learning."
Frederic Chopin
"Fear is only the shadow cast by ignorance."
Ludwig van Beethoven
"Fear dies in the presence of action."
Ludwig van Beethoven
"Fear is the enemy of progress; courage is the path forward."
Giuseppe Verdi
"Fear can be the greatest teacher if we listen."
Giuseppe Verdi
"Fear is merely potential energy waiting to become action."
Richard Wagner
"Fear of failure paralyzes more artists than actual failure ever could."
Igor Stravinsky
"Fear is the enemy of creation."
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Fear is often greater in imagination than in reality."
Johann Sebastian Bach
"Fear conquers only the timid."
Johann Sebastian Bach
"Fear whispers; courage speaks aloud."
Claude Debussy
"Fear is the dark room where negatives develop."
Claude Debussy
"Fear is the sculptor of mediocrity."
Richard Wagner