Quotes about fear
Welcome to our Fear collection, an exploration of the intricate emotions that both challenge and shape our journeys through life. In this curated compilation of quotes, we delve into the complex terrain of fear, celebrating its lessons, the resilience it cultivates, and the transformative potential it carries.
Fear is more than a fleeting emotion; it's a teacher that reveals our vulnerabilities, a catalyst for growth, and a reminder of our humanity. Our Fear quotes honor the courage found in facing the unknown, the strength that arises from adversity, and the way fear can evolve into a source of empowerment.
Whether you're navigating life's uncertainties, intrigued by the psychology of fear, or simply captivated by the spectrum of emotions it triggers, these quotes offer insights into the depths and the transformation that fear can inspire.
Embark on a journey that embraces the art of resilience, the stories of triumph over fear, and the way it can be harnessed as a catalyst for personal growth. Discover the narratives of individuals who've stared fear in the face, the empowerment drawn from conquering phobias, and the powerful lessons that emerge when we acknowledge and navigate the fears that reside within us.
Alexander Pope
— English poet, translator, and satirist of the Augustan periodLove, Hope, and Joy, fair pleasure's smiling train, Hate, Fear, and Grief, the family of pain, These mix'd with art, and to due bounds confin'd Make and maintain the balance of the mind.
Ang Lee
— Taiwanese film directorWhen you talk about God, the first thing that comes along is not love, it's fear. You have to fear, and be in awe. You have to be scared. Any religion, it's like first thing.
Albert Benjamin Simpson
— Founder of the Christian and Missionary AllianceFear is born of Satan, and if we would only take time to think a moment we would see that everything Satan says is founded upon a falsehood.
A Fine Frenzy
— American singer, songwriter, actress, and music video directorI think I had a lot of fear, even when I was really young, that I was going to be seen as something that I didn't want to be. I didn't really know how to be myself well enough to be comfortable being someone else. Now, as an adult, I have a grounded enough awareness of who I am as a human being and what I'm comfortable exploring and what I'm not interested in exploring.
Christian Cage
— Canadian WrestlerMy biggest fear, the only fear that I have is failing. I hate to fail at anything that I do and that's really my only fear in life, to be a failure.
Charles Stanley
— American ClergymanFear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.
Catherine Tate
— English actress, comedian, and writerFew things focus the mind like fear.
Brian Tracy
— American AuthorThe key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.
Alanis Morissette
— Canadian-American musician, singer, songwriter, and actressWhen someone says that I'm angry it's actually a compliment. I have not always been direct with my anger in my relationships, which is part of why I'd write about it in my songs because I had such fear around expressing anger as a woman.
AB de Villiers
— South African AthleteThe fear of failing... not quite the fear of failing, but the uncertainty of whether you are going to perform or not, is there every single game I have played in my life. It will always be there.
Aisling Bea
— Irish actor, stand-up comedian and writerDon't be afraid to look silly. You are only holding yourself back if you are afraid of looking silly or failing.
Abraham Lincoln
— American PresidentA woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
Andrea Jeremiah
— Indian ActressI am actually scared of even watching a horror movie.
Alan Tudyk
— American ActorI'm not a big horror movie fan. I am afraid of them; they scare me.
Kathryn Stockett
— Novelistit always sound scarier when a hollerer talk soft.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterThe heresies we should fear are those which can be confused with orthodoxy.
Antonio Machado
— PoetMankind owns four things that are no good at sea: rudder, anchor, oars and the fear of going down.
Russell Hoban
— Versatile Author & Creative StorytellerThere is a tiger in my room,' said Frances. 'Did he bite you?' said Father. 'No,' said Frances. 'Did he scratch you?' said Mother. 'No,' said Frances. 'Then he is a friendly tiger,' said Father. 'He will not hurt you. Go back to sleep.
Trevor Donovan
— American actor and modelAuditioning is the most terrifying thing Ive ever done. There must have been four or five of them where I completely froze up and walked out of the room. My palms get sweaty just thinking about it.
Pope John XXIII
— Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in 1963I am made to tremble and I fear!
Craig Stone
— English footballerAnything you want to do is possible; fear is not meant to prevent but to motivate your heart into the life you naturally think is improbable.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorI think that many people are ashamed when they feel afraid. There's this thing in our society that you're not allowed to feel scared. You have to be a man and put on a brave face, but we all have fears.
Ben Jonson
— English playwright and poetFear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
Suzy Kassem
— Writer, director, philosopher, poet, and citizen of the worldFear attracts the darkness. When you have no fear, the darkness fears YOU.
Kate Winslet
— English actressI kept on going and I overcame my fears and got over my insecurities.
Robert G. Allen
— BusinessmanFocus on a specific intention... A goal is often fueled by fear... An intention is fueled by a sense of purpose.
Napoleon Bonaparte
— French military and political leaderThere are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistRemove the fear, and the answer comes into focus.
Kate Hudson
— American actressI'm not interested in being fearful. I'm not a good flyer, but that doesn't stop me.
Julie Andrews
— English actress, singer, and authorI've learned a lot of things about myself through singing. I used to have a certain dislike of the audience, not as individual people, but as a giant body who was judging me. Of course, it wasn`t really them judging me. It was me judging me. Once I got past that fear, it freed me up, not just when I was performing but in other parts of my life.
Katharine Hepburn
— American actress of film, stage and televisionI don't fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
Nick Vujicic
— Australian American Christian evangelist and motivational speaker.. Fear is often described as False Evidence Appearing Real.
David Hume
— Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, librarian and essayistA propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.
Jay-Z
— American rapper, songwriter, record executive, entrepreneur, and media proprietorSuccessful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you don't know how it feels to lose it all.
Gabrielle Bernstein
— New York Times Bestselling author, motivational speaker, spiritual leader, and podcast hostI've worked very hard to transform my fearful delusions into loving beliefs, and I am committed to maintaining this way of being.
Jennifer Lopez
— American singer, actress, and dancerI've always had a huge fear of dying or becoming ill. The thing I'm most afraid of, though, is being alone, which I think a lot of performers fear. It's why we seek the limelight - so we're not alone, were adored. Were loved, so people want to be around us. The fear of being alone drives my life.
Isaac Watts
— English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logicianSalvation, O the joyful sound!
'Tis pleasure to our ears;
A sov'reign balm for ev'ry wound,
A cordial for our fears.
Herman Melville
— American novelist, short story writerAn utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
Diahann Carroll
— American actress, singer, model, and activistIn the war against breast cancer, we have the ability to arm ourselves with knowledge and education is a powerful tool. By taking action and doing something positive, fear is replaced with hope.
Hugh Jackman
— Australian actorI've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people. So I've always said 'yes' to the thing I'm most scared about. The fear of letting myself down - of saying 'no' to something that I was afraid of and then sitting in my room later going, 'I wish I'd had the guts to say this or that' - that galvanizes me more than anything.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
— Austrian-American actor, former bodybuilder, film producer, businessman, and former politicianYou can't be paralyzed by fear of failure or you will never push yourself.
John Adams
— American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding FatherBut I must submit all my Hopes and Fears, to an overruling Providence, in which, unfashionable as the Faith may be, I firmly believe.
Italo Calvino
— Italian writer and journalistCities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears.
Adele
— English singer and songwriterMy worst fear is my music won't connect with the public.
Edna O'Brien
— Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writerFear is a dreadful drawback because it stops us living in the moment.
David Benioff
— American writer, director and producerContrary to popular belief, the experience of terror does not make you braver. Perhaps though, it is easier to hide your fear when you're afraid all the time.
Erykah Badu
— American singer-songwriter, record producer and actressThis pain to remain the same outweigh the pain to change... When you get tired enough is when you begin to want to sacrifice everything inside of you—the fear just leaves
Arundhati Roy
— Indian authorHe folded his fear into a perfect rose. He held it out in the palm of his hand. She took it from him and put it in her hair.
Algernon Charles Swinburne
— English poet, playwright, novelist, and criticHope knows not if fear speaks truth, nor fear whether hope be blind as she.
Ben Okri
— Nigerian poet and novelistA people are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves. Sick storytellers can make nations sick. Without stories we would go mad. Life would lose it’s moorings or orientation... Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart larger.
Albert Benjamin Simpson
— Founder of the Christian and Missionary AllianceBegin to rejoice in the Lord, and your bones will flourish like an herb, and your cheeks will glow with the bloom of health and freshness. Worry, fear, distrust, care-all are poisonous! Joy is balm and healing, and if you will but rejoice, God will give power.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterEmma dropped the paper. Her first impression was of a weak feeling in her stomach and in her knees; then of blind guilt, of unreality, of coldness, of fear; then she wished that it were already the next day. Immediately afterwards she realized that that wish was futile because the death of her father was the only thing that had happened in the world, and it would go on happening endlessly.
Antonio Machado
— PoetDeath is something we don't have to fear, since as long as we exist death doesn't and when it does we don't.
Craig Stone
— English footballerLove is born from disagreeing over something we believe in. Hate is born from disagreeing over something we fear.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorThe scariest people are usually the sweetest.
Suzy Kassem
— Writer, director, philosopher, poet, and citizen of the worldDoubt, fear and regret are the three villains of success. If you close the door on the first two, you will never have to worry about meeting the third.
Robert G. Allen
— BusinessmanWhat is the opposite of abundance? It's not scarcity. It's greed. Greed is the belief that there is not enough for everyone, so you'd better grab yours now. What is the opposite of love? It's not hate. It's fear. Fear is the belief that someone or something can hurt you.
Napoleon Bonaparte
— French military and political leaderA man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. Men are moved by only two mechanisms: fear and self-interest. Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistYou are always walking in the direction of either love or fear. Choose wisely.
Katharine Hepburn
— American actress of film, stage and televisionI was brought up by two extremely intelligent people who gave me the greatest gift that man can give anyone, and that is freedom from fear.
Nick Vujicic
— Australian American Christian evangelist and motivational speakerPain is Pain. Broken is Broken. FEAR is the Biggest Disability of all. And will PARALYZE you More Than Being in a Wheelchair.
Jay-Z
— American rapper, songwriter, record executive, entrepreneur, and media proprietorDon't make decisions based on the fear.
Gabrielle Bernstein
— New York Times Bestselling author, motivational speaker, spiritual leader, and podcast hostFear and stress - one creates the other.
Jennifer Lopez
— American singer, actress, and dancerThe minute I feel nervousness or anxiety or fear, I go, 'No, no, that's not a thought that I need to have right now. Everything's great, everything's good, you're going to be fine'.
Isaac Watts
— English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logicianSpeak softly. It is far better to rule by love than fear.Speak softly. Let no harsh words mar the good we may do here.
Hugh Jackman
— Australian actorI hate being frightened of things. I'm not someone who can say: "Oh, I'm scared of flying, I won't fly." Fear seems to creep over every part of your life so if there's something I identify as frightening to me I want to tackle it.
John Adams
— American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding FatherThere is not an enemy so stout, as to storm and take the fortress of the mind, Unless its infirmity turn traitor, and Fear unbar the gates.
Demi Lovato
— American singer, songwriter, and actorLife is precious and it's what you do with it that keeps you alive on the inside.It's not enough just to live and take that gift for granted.Each one of us has fears,but the more we work to overome them,the more we are able to enjoy our lives.
Edna O'Brien
— Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writerIrish Catholicism is very much founded on the stone of fear and of punishment.
David Benioff
— American writer, director and producerI never understood people who said their greatest fear was public speaking, or spiders, or any of the other minor terrors. How could you fear anything more than death? Everything else offered moments of escape: a paralyzed man could still read Dickens; a man in the grips of dementia might have flashes of the must absurd beauty.