Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer. Morihei Ueshiba
Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself. J. K. Rowling
Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger. Ben Okri
This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all. Lord Byron
From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever That dead men rise up never That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea. Algernon Charles Swinburne
Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear. Dan Millman
Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear. Thomas Fuller
It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. Aung San Suu Kyi
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others. Anton Chekhov
People react to fear, not love they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true. Richard M. Nixon
When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism. Robert Green Ingersoll
As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles. Simone Weil
All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few. Stendhal
Events that are predestined require but little management. They manage themselves. They slip into place while we sleep, and suddenly we are aware that the thing we fear to attempt, is already accomplished. Amelia Barr
Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun. Nicolaus Copernicus
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Alexander Pope
A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear. Sophocles