8,403 Quotes About Fear

Fear has the role we give it. We are able to empower or poison ourselves to whatever degree we want. This is the beauty of our design.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can’t simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment. We feel that someone else knows what's going on, but that there's something missing in us, and therefore something is lacking in our world.

We will probably have the nagging feeling that we are not doing things right. This is good because confronting our negative feelings and our fear of incompetence can help us begin analysis.

He explained that often times it's the love of something- like money, material, possessions, or power-and the fear of losing them, that command people to act. That love and fear are really the only two things that can forever alter a person, whether for the better or worse.

Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.

Most people want to be circled by safety, not by the unexpected. The unexpected can take you out. But the unexpected can also take you over and change your life. Put a heart in your body where a stone used to be.

Forgiveness is the subjective and fertile ground the acorn falls upon when gifted to ourselves and others.

Don't be afraid of advice! It's really quite a harmless creature as long as you're careful about what you do with it.