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.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterIt seemed incredible that this day, a day without warnings or omens, might be that of my implacable death.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorThere's fear in everything, but we can't just succumb to that. We have to suppress it, so we get used to suppressing fear to make it through the our day. Otherwise, we'd become paralyzed by them.
Suzy Kassem
— Writer, director, philosopher, poet, and citizen of the worldFear the vulture and the vulture will come. Fear nothing and you are the vulture.
Robert G. Allen
— BusinessmanCreating success is a tug of war between your mind and your heart-your fears and your dreams. If your fears win, you lose.
Napoleon Bonaparte
— French military and political leaderParties weaken themselves by their fear of capable men.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistCourage is feeling the fear and doing it anyway.
Nick Vujicic
— Australian American Christian evangelist and motivational speakerFear is a bigger disability than having no arms and no legs.
Gabrielle Bernstein
— New York Times Bestselling author, motivational speaker, spiritual leader, and podcast hostMost people don't walk around the tools to process pain and fear, that kind of discomfort. In most cases, it's unbearable to look at it, feel it, and/or address it. It's why I'm such a fan of self-help books.
Jennifer Lopez
— American singer, actress, and dancerWhen I face myself, I go, "You have a fear of really being on your own. So you know what? That's what we're gonna do right now.
Herman Melville
— American novelist, short story writerThe man's (a heathen south sea islander) a human being, just as I am; he has just as much reason to fear me, as I have to be afraid of him. Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.
Hugh Jackman
— Australian actorI was probably more scared of my high school exams than I was of the Oscars. At the time you think it's everything and if you don't do well, your life's over. Opportunities are gone. So the more you do it, the less the fear is present.
John Adams
— American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding FatherFear is the foundation of most governments.
Demi Lovato
— American singer, songwriter, and actorIf you're living your life in fear, then you're just not living.
Edna O'Brien
— Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writerThe other me, who did not mean to drown herself, went under the sea and remained there for a long time. Eventually she surfaced near Japan and people gave her gifts but she had been so long under the sea she did not recognize what they were. She is a sly one. Mostly at night we commune. Night. Harbinger of dream and nightmare and bearer of omens which defy the music of words. In the morning the fear of her going is very real and very alarming. It can make one tremble. Not that she cares. She is the muse. I am the messenger.
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.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorPossession and exorcism is something that’s in every religion and every culture. It’s a real primal fear: Is the body a vessel for our spirits? What happens if something else takes over it? Where does the spirit go?
Suzy Kassem
— Writer, director, philosopher, poet, and citizen of the worldYou cannot change someone using fear, degradation, humiliation, or by comparing them to others. It can only be done through love, with love, for love. Love.
Robert G. Allen
— BusinessmanThe fundamental level of success is doing the hard things first - If you go for the feared thing first, then the rest of the day is easy.
Napoleon Bonaparte
— French military and political leaderA man is not dependent upon his fellow creature, when he does not fear death.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistTime isn't the enemy. Fear of change is. Accept that nothing lasts forever and you'll start to appreciate the advantages of whatever age you are now.
Gabrielle Bernstein
— New York Times Bestselling author, motivational speaker, spiritual leader, and podcast hostThe more you retrain yourself to choose happiness over fear, the more blissful you will be.
Jennifer Lopez
— American singer, actress, and dancerYou can’t let the fear of what people might say or think stop you from doing what you want to do or else we would never do anything.
Demi Lovato
— American singer, songwriter, and actorThere were times I felt so anxious, almost like I was crawling out of my skin, that if I didn't do something physical to match the way I felt inside, I would explode. I cut myself to take my mind off that. I just didn't care what happened. I had no fear.
Edna O'Brien
— Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writerIt was the first time that I came face to face with madness and feared it and was fascinated by it.
David Benioff
— American writer, director and producerThis wasn't the way I had imagined my adventures, but reality ignored my wishes from the get-go, giving me a body best suited for stacking books in the library, injecting so much fear into my veins that I could only cower in the stairwell when the violence came. Maybe someday my arms and legs would thicken with muscle and the fear would drain away like dirty bathwater. I wish I believed these things would happen, but I didn't.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorThere's something very scary about exposing yourself on camera, knowing that you're going to be put on thousands of screens around the world for everyone to judge, but there's also something very thrilling and exciting about it.
Suzy Kassem
— Writer, director, philosopher, poet, and citizen of the worldSometimes we have to soak ourselves in the tears and fears of the past to water our future gardens.
Robert G. Allen
— BusinessmanWhatever you focus on, expands. If you see the world through your dreams, prosperity materializes before your very eyes. If you see the world through your fears, poverty multiplies all around you.
Napoleon Bonaparte
— French military and political leaderThere are two levers for moving men - interest and fear.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistThe thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.
Gabrielle Bernstein
— New York Times Bestselling author, motivational speaker, spiritual leader, and podcast hostWhen you choose to perceive Love over fear, life begins to flow.
Demi Lovato
— American singer, songwriter, and actorSometimes being afraid can show more strength than being fearless.
Edna O'Brien
— Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writerWhat makes us so afraid is the thing we half see, or half hear, as in a wood at dusk, when a tree stump becomes an animal and a sound becomes a siren. And most of that fear is the fear of not knowing, of not actually seeing correctly.
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.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorOnce I got over the fear of writing female characters, it actually came quite easily and I was really happy with it. I just thought about girls I knew really, really well and I'd just have conversations with them and tried to relay how they talk about certain things.
Robert G. Allen
— BusinessmanFear begins to melt away when you begin to take action on a goal you really want.
Napoleon Bonaparte
— French military and political leaderMen are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistWhatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power. The thing itself cannot touch you. But if you allow your fear to seep into your mind and overtake your thoughts, it will rob you of your life.
Gabrielle Bernstein
— New York Times Bestselling author, motivational speaker, spiritual leader, and podcast hostMuch of our anxiety and stress comes when we're focused on fear and disconnected from the voice of our inner guide.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorI think that horror films have a very direct relationship to the time in which they're made. The films that really strike a film with the public are very often reflecting something that everyone, consciously or unconsciously feeling - atomic age, post 9-11, post Iraq war; it's hard to predict what people are going to be afraid of.
Napoleon Bonaparte
— French military and political leaderHe who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistYou can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self doubt.
Gabrielle Bernstein
— New York Times Bestselling author, motivational speaker, spiritual leader, and podcast hostI’ve learned that fear is simply an illusion based on past experiences that we project into the present and onto the future.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorI love movies that have that resonating scare, that really get under your skin and make you think.
Napoleon Bonaparte
— French military and political leaderThere are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistWhatever you fear most has no power--it is your fear that has the power.
Gabrielle Bernstein
— New York Times Bestselling author, motivational speaker, spiritual leader, and podcast hostThe truth is that fear cannot coexist with love. Therefore, we must learn how to dissolve all boundaries with love by taking responsibility for our own energy. In doing so, we'll raise the energy around us.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorNatural disasters are terrifying - that loss of control, this feeling that something is just going to randomly end your life for absolutely no reason is terrifying. But, what scares me is the human reaction to it and how people behave when the rules of civility and society are obliterated.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistWhenever I'm faced with a difficult decision, I ask myself, 'What would I do if I weren't afraid of making a mistake? Feeling rejected? looking foolish? Or being alone?' I know for sure that when you remove the fear, the answer that you've been searching for comes into focus and as you walk into your fear, you should know for sure that your deepest struggle can, if you're willing and open, produce your greatest strength.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorI generally follow my own compass and make films about what's scaring me.
Napoleon Bonaparte
— French military and political leaderThe people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistI choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them - there's only us.