Fear Quotes

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

16356 quotes

"Fear is only the lack of understanding."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
"Fear is the prison we build ourselves."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
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"Fear is the enemy of progress and the friend of stagnation."
Paul Ehrlich
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"Fear of the unknown should drive curiosity, not paralysis."
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
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"Fear of being wrong should never silence the scientist's voice."
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
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"Fear of the unknown should inspire courage, not retreat."
Sydney Brenner
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"Fear is the enemy of discovery; courage is its companion."
Sydney Brenner
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"Fear of the unknown should not paralyze us."
Max Delbrück
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"Fear is overcome through knowledge."
Max Delbrück
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"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do"
Hermann Muller
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"Fear is only as deep as the mind allows"
Hermann Muller
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"Fear is the enemy of progress and the servant of ignorance."
Oswald Avery
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"Fear thrives in darkness; courage brings the light."
Oswald Avery
"Fear is the greatest obstacle to scientific progress."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
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"The mind that fears being wrong will never discover anything new."
Oswald Avery
"Fear is only an obstacle if we allow it to be one."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
"Fear of the unknown can paralyze us or propel us toward discovery."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
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"The researcher who fears failure will never discover anything."
Alfred Hershey
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"Fear is simply the call to courage waiting to be answered."
Hermann Muller
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"Fear often protects us from dangers that prove entirely imaginary."
Hermann Muller
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"Fear of the unknown vanishes through study"
Hugo de Vries
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"Fear yields to understanding and knowledge"
Hugo de Vries
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"Fear often prevents us from pursuing our true purpose."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"Fear is often based on ignorance and misunderstanding."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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"Fear paralyzes the ambitious."
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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"Fear is the parent of cruelty."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"Fear often prevents us from achieving our greatest potential."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"Fear is conquered not by avoiding it, but by understanding its source."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"What we fear is often what we do not understand."
Carolus Linnaeus