Quotes On Fear

It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.

During a few days' halt near Vesontio for the provision of corn and other supplies, a panic arose from inquiries made by our troops and remarks uttered by Gauls and traders, who affirmed that the Germans were men of a mighty frame and an incredible valour and skill at arms.

As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.

Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.

We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.

I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old.

Those who own much have much to fear.

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.

A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman.