Fear Quotes

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

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"We fear what we do not understand, but understanding requires we first let go of our fear."
Feyerabend, Paul
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"Fear is the root of all fragmentation."
Bohm, David
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"Fear and fragmented thinking go hand in hand."
Bohm, David
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"Fear dissolves when we understand our connection to the whole."
Bohm, David
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Einstein, Albert
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"Fear is an illusion created by our own minds."
Wigner, Eugene
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"Fear is a teacher if we are willing to listen."
Wigner, Eugene
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Bohr, Niels
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"Fear of mathematics stems from poor teaching methods."
Brouwer, Luitzen Egbertus Jan
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"Fear dissolves when mathematical concepts become clear."
Brouwer, Luitzen Egbertus Jan
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"Fear of mathematics is a fear of thinking clearly."
Brouwer, Luitzen Egbertus Jan
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself and taxes."
Einstein, Albert
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"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Einstein, Albert
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"The fear of being wrong should not paralyze the pursuit of knowledge."
Weyl, Hermann
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"Fear of the unknown has been overcome by countless brave explorers of nature."
Weyl, Hermann
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"Fear is the father of cruelty. Love is the mother of justice."
Einstein, Albert
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"We fear what we do not understand, and we understand so very little."
Poincaré, Henri
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"To live without fear is to live without wisdom."
Poincaré, Henri
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"Fear often masquerades as reason; wisdom lies in distinguishing between them."
Whitehead, Alfred North
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"The consequences of machines thinking would be too strange to be acceptable."
Turing, Alan
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"Fear is the mind's way of preparing us for what we must face."
Whitehead, Alfred North
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"Fear is the mind's way of protecting itself."
Dummett, Michael
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"Fear is a teacher if we listen carefully."
Dummett, Michael
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"Fear often protects us from our own foolishness."
Dummett, Michael
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"Fear is the currency of those without faith."
Dummett, Michael
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"We fear death not because it is bad, but because we must die."
Nagel, Thomas
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"Fear reveals what we truly value."
Nagel, Thomas
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"Fear is only temporary. Faith is forever."
Jackson, Frank
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"Fear is the mind killer."
Jackson, Frank
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"The fear of death often masks deeper anxieties about the meaning of life."
Nagel, Thomas