Fear Quotes

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

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"Fear of the unknown has driven both tragedy and discovery throughout history."
François Englert
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"Fear of failure paralyzes; acceptance of failure liberates the mind."
Simon van der Meer
"Fear of the unknown has stopped more discoveries than any actual obstacle."
Carlo Rubbia
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"Fear of being wrong should never prevent the pursuit of being right."
Peter Higgs
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"I've never feared obscurity; I've always feared incomplete thinking."
Peter Higgs
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"Those who fear the unknown will never push the boundaries of human knowledge."
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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"Fear of the unknown should inspire curiosity, not paralysis."
Shinya Yamanaka
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"Fear of failure should not prevent us from attempting great things."
Shinya Yamanaka
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"Fear of failure has stopped more discoveries than actual failure ever has."
Peter Higgs
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"Fear is often masquerading certainty about the unknown."
Stanley Cohen
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"Fear shrinks when we move toward rather than away."
Stanley Cohen
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Herbert Boyer
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"Fear is a darkroom where negatives are developed."
Herbert Boyer
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"I'm not afraid of anything anymore. Fear is a waste of time."
Kary Mullis
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"Fear of being wrong should never prevent asking important questions."
John Gurdon
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"Mass society anxieties are displaced onto vulnerable and visible minorities."
Stanley Cohen
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"The fear of youth is really the fear of society's inability to socialize the next generation in traditional ways."
Stanley Cohen
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"Fear is often just False Evidence Appearing Real."
Fred Sanger
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"Fear is a teacher if we listen to it."
Fred Sanger
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"Fear of failure has stopped more breakthroughs than failure itself ever has."
Herbert Boyer
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"I've learned that fear is often a sign you're about to do something worth doing."
Kary Mullis
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"To fear genetic engineering is human; to refuse to study it is irresponsible."
Emmanuelle Charpentier
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Fred Sanger
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"Fear is often larger in our minds than in reality."
Fred Sanger
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"Fear of change is often just fear of losing what we think we know."
Stanley Cohen
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"The fear of being wrong should never prevent you from asking questions that could change everything."
Shinya Yamanaka
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"Fear of being wrong has stopped more scientific progress than actual wrongness ever has."
Shinya Yamanaka
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"Fear is just excitement without breath."
Kary Mullis
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"Fear is just an opportunity to be brave."
John Kendrew
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"Fear of the unknown should inspire curiosity, not paralysis."
Herbert Boyer