Quotes about Fear
Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them," wrote Margaret Atwood.
— Isabel Allende
Are you afraid?" asked Alma. "No. I suppose that what comes after death is the same as before birth.
— Isabel Allende
I do not fear my vulnerability because I no longer confuse it with weakness.
— Isabel Allende
Irina could not imagine the courage it took to grow old without becoming too frightened; her knowledge of age
— Isabel Allende
Carme told them she couldn't remember what she felt, but she realized it's hard to die, and to invite death is cowardice.
— Isabel Allende
You say you're a coward, but it takes courage to say good-bye to everything and cross a threshold without any idea where it leads.
— Isabel Allende
It's when you begin to think about going to your dream that your dream is always outside of your comfort zone. It's always beyond what you've ever done.
— Bruce Wilkinson
We must act in spite of fear ... not because of it.
— Anonymous
Shame arises from the fear of man; conscience from the fear of God.
— Samuel Johnson
We run away all the time to avoid coming face to face with ourselves.
— Anonymous
Courage is the right disposition toward fear.
— Anonymous
The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that.... Accept that it's unknown, and it's plain sailing.
— John Lennon