Fear Quotes

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

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"Fear dissipates when we run toward it rather than away."
Pickering Edward
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"Fear is the beginning of wisdom, but also the ruin of it."
Ovid
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"What we fear most often never comes to pass."
Virgil
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"Fear is the prison we build for ourselves."
Virgil
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"Fear is the greatest weapon of those who would rule."
Homer
"Fear is the greatest obstacle to discovery."
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
"Fear of the unknown diminishes with understanding."
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
"Facing fear head-on is the path to courage."
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
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"Fear whispers the loudest to those who have forgotten how to listen to hope."
Pickering Edward
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"Fear is the prison we build with our own hands."
Pickering Edward
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"Fear is the mind-killer."
George Lemaitre
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"Fear is merely unexplored territory in the mind."
Pickering Edward
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"Fear is the prison we build with our own thoughts."
Pickering Edward
"Fear of the unknown should inspire curiosity, not paralysis."
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
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"Fear of ridicule has prevented more discoveries than any natural law."
Fritz Zwicky
"Fear often stands between us and our goals."
Steven Weinberg
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Abdus Salam
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"Facing fear is the path to courage."
Abdus Salam
"Fear of being wrong has prevented fewer discoveries than fear of trying."
Juan Maldacena
"Fear of failure should never prevent you from trying."
David Gross
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"Fear of the unknown diminishes as understanding grows."
Frank Wilczek
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"Fear of the future dissipates when we actively shape it through knowledge."
Frank Wilczek
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"Do not fear the unknown; embrace it as opportunity."
Abdus Salam
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"Fear of the unknown has driven both science and human progress."
Frank Wilczek
"Fear of being wrong is the biggest impediment to being right."
David Gross
"Fear of failure is worse than failure itself; it prevents the attempt entirely."
David Gross
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"Fear of the unknown should inspire, not paralyze."
George Zweig
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"Facing the unknown requires both fear and courage."
George Zweig
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"Fear of failure has silenced more potential than failure itself ever could."
Abdus Salam
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"Fear of the unknown drives both science and human progress."
Abdus Salam