That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably don't show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else. Steve Irwin
Honest to God, all my life I have had such a fear of spiders. In fact, I use to have a reoccurring dream about one. Very clearly, it was black with a red head. It would sit up in the corner of the bedroom and when it started getting closer, I would wake up in a panic. Tippi Hedren
You have to have fear to take risks - and I want to at least try. Seann William Scott
You live in this shadow that you're going to burn in Hell until you're saved. And I still worry about it a little. I don't believe in Heaven, but I do still fear Hell. Beth Ditto
As with most phobias, the fear of flying does make some sense, but if ever there was a fear worth quashing then this is it. After all, life is short, and there's a great big world to explore out there. Beth Ditto
You can't operate a company by fear, because the way to eliminate fear is to avoid criticism. And the way to avoid criticism is to do nothing. Steve Ross
I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my work, then it's gonna suffer. Joaquin Phoenix
Going to parties usually makes me feel depressed, just because I have such social fear after meeting people. Florence Welch
I'm completely in love with the world but also terrified of it. It creates some overwhelming feelings. Wanting to battle out that joy and fear is part of my music. Florence Welch
I'd gone from being this art student messing about with music to this girl with a record deal, magazine front covers and all this hype. In many ways, it was everything I ever wanted, but when it happened all I felt was total, paralysing fear. Florence Welch
Why do people do things that they fear? It may be that the fear contains information. Something can be interesting if you get to the other side of that fear. Craig Ferguson
Fear and pain and suffering is not OK for any being to feel intentionally at the hands of us. Leona Lewis
My fear is that, as soon as I get married and have kids that I'll kind of do what a lot of people do and suddenly start making, 'Now I'm gonna make films for kids.' I really hope I don't do that. Trey Parker
Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much. Bill Owens
I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I've been going by Yasiin since '99. At first it was just for friends and family, but now I'm declaring it openly. Mos Def
I find writing very difficult. It's hard and it hurts sometimes, and it's scary because of the fear of failure and the very unpleasant feeling that you may have reached the limit of your abilities. Tony Kushner
Respect and fear are two different things. Jane Smiley
The thing about Republicans is that they don't care so much about respect, but they love fear, at least in others. Jane Smiley
A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not. Roald Dahl
I think we have lost our groove as a country. One of the reasons was the attack on 9/11. We got knocked off our game. From a country that always exported hope we went into the business of exporting fear. Thomas Friedman