He had only one thing to do and that was what he should think about and he must think it out clearly and take everything as it came along, and not worry. To worry was...

I really, really need some help and advice. I’m scared… I’m scared of my own home, of my own daughter!

Odessans’ worst fear is change, because what if we make a change and our situation gets worse?

Get scared later, and if you’re scared now remember what Kit always said. If you’re not scared, she told me, it’s not bravery. And you want to be brave, don’t you, Snicket?

But that inadequacy, or feeling of inadequacy, never really goes away. You just have to trudge ahead in the rain, regardless.

Fear can be a big motivator.

Give into love or live in fear.

Wickedness never rests easily so, in a way, one might almost feel pity for the wicked, for they are destined to live their lives in fear, in a prison of the heart.

Fear’s a box we grow used to, convince ourselves it’s all the space we need, that we like its color, its smell, its protection. Comes a time to stop hiding, stop being afraid. If we...

The process of breaking down fear was always my greatest challenge and it was made easier by the careful work and gentle voices of my female workers.

I always have a sense of trembling, but so does a compass, after all.

Now here it was after all, preserved by some considerate hand with varnisch and wax. Preserved along with it, like stale air in an unopened room, was the well known fear which had surrounded and...

I remember my own childhood vividly…I knew terrible things. But I knew I mustn’t let adults know I knew. It would scare them

Fear was about possibilities. Not things that happened. Things that might.

I’m scared, Mom.” … “It’s okay, honey. It’s all right. That’s the big secret, don’t you know? Everyone is. All the time.

An oppressive odor of decay now mingled with the stench of mold and seemed to clutch at the very breath in their lungs.

When we’re afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators’ repression.

Fear; if allowed free rein, would reduce all of us to trembling shadows of men, for whom only death could bring release.

The weekend break had begun with the usual resentment and had continued with half-repressed ill humour. It was, of course, his fault. He had been more ready to hurt his wife’s feelings and deprive his...

If we have plain old ordinary fear then we are within reach of a solution. Fear has been with humankind for millennia and we do know what to do about it–pray about it, talk about...

The monsters were neverunder my bed.Because the monsterswere inside my head.I fear no monsters,for no monsters I see.Because all this timethe monster has been me.

Evie wanted to cry. From fear. From exhaustion, yes. But mostly from the cruel uselessness, the damned stupid arbitrariness of it all.

I feel the fear, but I walk fast toward it.

…some people won’t even own a dog for fear it will die – you can’t bubble-wrap your heart…

I tell young people: Do not think of yourself, think of others. Think of the future that awaits you, think about what you can do and do not fear anything.

We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.

Let’s not live like we’re scared. It’s such a waste to be scared.

Grief denied will surface in borrowed clothes, the mad, sad clothes of paranoia, fear or loneliness

If you’re are paralyzed with fear it’s a good sign. It shows you what you have to do.

Fear is a wet blanket that smothers the fiery passion God deposited in your heart when he formed you. Fear freezes us into inaction. Frozen ideas, frozen souls, frozen bodies can’t move, can’t dream, can’t...

Nuclear is clear so near to fear and tear.

Throw your arms around the world and hold on tight. But not through fear …but because of your love.

Changes in the Perception of Self:People who have been traumatized in childhood are often troubled by guilt, shame, and negative feelings about themselves, such as the belief they are unlikable, unlovable, stupid, inept, dirty, worthless,...

Change is one of the scariest things in the world and yet it is also one of those variables of human existence that no one can avoid.

A two-foot putt — is that something to dread and fear?

Passion + Vision +Skill + Mentoring = Success.

She wanted to lose herself in him. To tie his arms around her like a tourniquet.If she showed him how much she needed him, he’d run away.

Life is a do-it-yourself project.

Fear is the freaky troll under the bridge that leads to achievement.

Once upon a time the future was supposed to be brighter, shinier and more fun. When did that vision pass? When did the word ‘new’ lose it’s luster? Now the past is supposed to hold...

Still, being fragile creatures, humans always try to hide from themselves the certainty that they will die. They do not see that it is death itself that motivates them to do the best things in...

The sky is the limit only for those who aren’t afraid to fly!

Think of how far you’ve come,” Maggie said softly. “And then ask yourself how much farther you wish to go

When we come face-to-face with our fears we are really confronting ourselves.

I’m all these words, all these strangers, this dust of words, with no ground for their settling, no sky for their dispersing, coming together to say, fleeing one another to say, that I am they,...

…when you go down a dark alley and you feel that tingling across the back of your neck, that’s not just a bad feeling, that’s a biological gift from God – the Gift of Fear…when...

The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many...

I was a creature of the night, I wasn’t supposed to be afraid of the dark. Not that it was the dark I was afraid of–it was the other creatures of the night.

My worst fear is that I’ll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to my nipples and muttering under my breath.