I've always had a huge fear of dying or becoming ill. The thing I'm most afraid of, though, is being alone, which I think a lot of performers fear. It's why we seek the limelight - so we're not alone, were adored. We're loved, so people want to be around us. The fear of being alone drives my life. Jennifer Lopez
You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself. Francesca Annis
We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all. Jean de la Bruyere
We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed. Jean de la Bruyere
Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation. Vannevar Bush
I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music, or gallery artists moving between video and sculpture and drawing. David Byrne
The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century. William Lyon Phelps
There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people. Huey Newton
It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself. Sandra Day O'Connor
'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights. Dag Hammarskjold
I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great. Damien Hirst
A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy. Edward P. Morgan
I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt. Elia Kazan