Fear Quotes

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

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"Fear is not the opposite of courage. Indifference is."
Margaret Atwood
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"Fear is often the enemy of progress and understanding."
Harper Lee
"Beware of the man who has nothing left to lose"
Robertson Davies
"Fear is the thing that keeps you alive. Fear is the thing that keeps you human."
Cormac McCarthy
"Fear is what separates the living from the dead."
Cormac McCarthy
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"Fear is often a doorway to growth."
Eudora Welty
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"Fear often masquerades as wisdom when we are afraid to take risks."
Joyce Carol Oates
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"There's a lot of ugly things in this world. Some run don't confront 'em, that's all."
Harper Lee
"Ambition is just another form of fear."
David Foster Wallace
"Fear is the engine that drives all human behavior."
Cormac McCarthy
"The greatest fear is not of death, but of living without purpose."
Carson McCullers
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"Fear is the teacher that teaches us about ourselves."
Eudora Welty
"What you don't know doesn't hurt you, but what you fear always will."
Cormac McCarthy
"The real problem is that we have to choose something to devote our lives to, which is terrifying."
David Foster Wallace
"The so-called 'real world' operates mostly on fear."
David Foster Wallace
"The worst kind of fear is fear of yourself."
David Foster Wallace
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"The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you shine on it, the more it will contract."
Harper Lee
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"Fear is the greatest obstacle to success."
Joseph Heller
"Fear is the oldest emotion. It kept our ancestors alive."
Cormac McCarthy
"The most frightening thing is the freedom to do whatever you want."
Philip Roth
"The fear of wasting time is one of the most paralyzing fears."
David Foster Wallace
"Perfectionism is basically an advanced form of self-hatred."
David Foster Wallace
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"The fear of death is ultimately the fear of life unlived."
Saul Bellow
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"Fear is simply opportunity wearing a frightening mask."
Saul Bellow
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"That would have killed me."
J.D. Salinger
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"I'm terrified of it."
J.D. Salinger
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"I'm terrified of change."
J.D. Salinger
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"Fear is the engine of most human behavior."
Joseph Heller
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"The future is always uncertain, which is why we fear it."
Joseph Heller
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"We fear what we don't understand more than what we do."
Joseph Heller