“And the things that we fear are a weapon to be held against us.”
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“I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.”
“A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.”
“To fight fear, act. To increase fear - wait, put off postpone.”
“Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.”
“No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted.”
“We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays.”
“I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength.”
“If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin.”
“I am convinced that it is not the fear of death, of our lives ending that haunts our sleep so much as the fear... that as far as the world is concerned, we might as well never have lived.”
“When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger.”
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”
“Expose yourself to your deepest fear after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.”
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.”
“Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.”
“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.”
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
“Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.”
“As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.”
“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”
“The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people.”
“As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.”
“We need to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear.”
“The world is full of a lot of fear and a lot of negativity, and a lot of judgment. I just think people need to start shifting into joy and happiness. As corny as it sounds, we need to make a shift.”