QUOTES ON FEAR   

Quotes provided by Bob Maurer, Phd.

The success of humanity hinges on the laws of nature.
                                                                                                Buckminster Fuller

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not the absence of fear.
                                                                                                Mark Twain

Be not afraid of sudden fear.
                                                                                                Proverbs, 3:25

I’ve worked with so many good directors and really admired what they had to do to make the storytelling work. It seemed a natural progression from where I was. I was frightened, terrified to do it. It creeps into your dreams a little bit.
                                                                                                Mel Gibson

…being scared to death was a condition of life in submarine warfare in the South Pacific. Being afraid is okay if you are afraid with dignity. To a greater or lesser extent, fear is part of any challenge.
                                                                                                Pat Riley

Going on stage is part catharsis for me, but it is always trying to work out my own fears.
                                                                                                Robin Williams

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
                                                                                                General George S. Patton

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
                                                                                                Babe Ruth

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
                                                                                                Sally Ride
                                                                                                Astronaut

The only difference between the pros and the novices is that the pros have trained the butterflies to fly in formation
                                                                                                Edwin Newman

Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It’s like fire. It you can control it, it can cook for you, it can heat your house. If you can’t control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you.
                                                                                                Gus D’Amato
                                                                                                Boxing Trainer

In the office in which I work, there are five people of whom I am afraid. Each of these five people is afraid of four people (excluding overlaps) for a total of twenty. And each of these twenty people is afraid of six people, making a total of one hundred and twenty people who are feared by at least one person.
                                                                                                Joseph Heller
                                                                                                Something Happened

You can’t do it all yourself. Don’t be afraid to rely on others to help you accomplish your goals.
                                                                                                Oprah Winfrey

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
                                                                                                George S. Patton
                                                                                                US soldier and general

…..fear is your ally.  The minute you come onto a set and you’re no longer afraid, you’re in big trouble.
                                                                                                Stephen Spielberg
                                                                                                Newsweek Magazine

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.
                                                                                                James Michener
                                                                                                 Novelist

The absence of fear is not courage….the absence of fear is some kind of brain damage.
                                                                                                M. Scott Peck

Because fears are born within, confronting them, believing in your ability to prevail, and acting on that belief is the ultimate key to freedom.
                                                                                                Dr. Phil

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