Fear Quotes

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

16356 quotes

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"Fear of social ostracism silences more people than direct censorship."
Chomsky, Noam
B
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Burge, Tyler
B
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Burge, Tyler
B
"Fear is a teacher in disguise."
Burge, Tyler
K
"Fear is the price of caring deeply about something."
Kaplan, David
K
"Fear is the compass that points toward what we care about most."
Kaplan, David
F
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Fine, Arthur
P
"Fear is the mind's way of protecting us from possibility."
Perry, John
P
"Fear is the compass pointing us toward our greatest growth."
Perry, John
F
"Fear teaches us about our values."
Fine, Kit
F
"Fear guards what we hold precious."
Fine, Kit
B
"Fear is the enemy of understanding; light is its cure."
Burge, Tyler
B
"Fear diminishes when understanding increases."
Burge, Tyler
F
"Fear is the mind's way of preparing for futures that may never arrive."
Fine, Arthur
L
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Lewis, David
L
"Fear is only in our mind."
Lewis, David
G
"Fear teaches us what matters."
Geach, Peter
F
"Fear often masks curiosity trying to express itself."
Fine, Arthur
F
"Fear is often the guardian of lessons we have not yet learned."
Fine, Arthur
L
"Fear is just the mind's way of preparing you for what might never happen."
Lewis, David
L
"Fear is the mind rehearsing futures that will never happen."
Lewis, David
F
"Fear is the price of freedom; courage is the payment."
Fine, Arthur
F
"Fear is the mind's way of protecting us from uncertainty."
Fine, Arthur
F
"Fear is the mind's way of preparing us for possibilities we cannot yet imagine."
Fine, Kit
F
"The thing we fear most often fears us in return."
Fine, Kit
L
"Fear is the price we pay for imagining futures we cannot control."
Lewis, David
L
"Fear is the imagination running without a leash."
Lewis, David
L
"Fear is just information we haven't processed yet."
Lewis, David
L
"The scientist who fears criticism has already lost the game."
Lakatos, Imre
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"The resistance to new ideas is not about the idea; it is about the security that the old paradigm provides."
Kuhn, Thomas