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 the body's way of protecting what matters most."
Mares, Edwin
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Correia, Fabrice
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"What we fear teaches us what we value."
Priest, Graham
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"We fear not what we cannot do, but what we might discover we can."
Rosen, Gideon
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"We do not fear failure; we fear the judgment that may follow."
Rosen, Gideon
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"Fear is the price we pay for caring about something greater than ourselves."
Shackel, Nicholas
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"Fear is the tuition we pay for living fully."
Shackel, Nicholas
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Smith, Barry
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"Fear is simply the lack of understanding dressed up as danger."
Rosen, Gideon
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"Fear is the signal that we are about to grow."
Rosen, Gideon
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"The most effective way to instill fear is through the system of obedience and conformity."
Chomsky, Noam
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"The greatest enemy of fear is knowledge."
Wittgenstein, Richard
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"Fear is the price we pay for caring about something."
Smith, Barry
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"We fear what we do not understand, and understand little of what we fear."
Smith, Barry
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"Fear is the primary tool of social control."
Chomsky, Noam
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"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do."
Rosen, Gideon
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"Fear is the mind's way of preparing you for what matters most."
Rosen, Gideon
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"Fear is the compass that points toward growth."
Rosen, Gideon
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"Fear is the greatest teacher because it teaches us what we truly value."
Rosen, Gideon
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"Fear is not a stop sign; it is directional information about what matters to us."
Smith, Barry
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"Fear keeps us alive; it also keeps us small if we let it."
Smith, Barry
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Kaplan, David
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"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear."
Kaplan, David
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"Fear is the tax we pay for tomorrow."
Perry, John
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"Fear is a teacher, not a master."
Perry, John
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"Fear is the primary tool of those who wish to maintain unjust power structures."
Chomsky, Noam
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"Fear paralyzes thought and makes people susceptible to manipulation."
Chomsky, Noam
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"Fear is a useful messenger; the question is whether we listen or obey it."
Smith, Barry
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"Fear is often our greatest teacher if we are willing to listen to its lessons."
Smith, Barry
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"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Perry, John