What I am afraid of is the first thing I was ever aware of being afraid of and what I have told my daughter countless times she need not fear: being alone in the dark. It is a small prison of emotion from which there is no escape. It is also, in its own way, a shattering revelation. S. C. Gwynne afraidawarecountless share on social
You can't see fear or lust; you can't photograph someone's anxieties, how disappointment feels. Photographs are approximations. Duane Michals anxietyapproximationdisappointment Change image and share on social
I don't like rats, but there's not much else I don't like. The problem with rats is they have no fear of human beings, they're loaded with foul diseases, they would run the place given half the chance, and I've had them leap out of a lavatory while I've been sitting on it. David Attenborough beingchancedisease share on social
You can compel fear. You can even make someone feel they're in love if they're isolated and dependent for long enough. But laughter is free. Gloria Steinem compeldependentfear Change image and share on social
Since my boyhood, I have sought always to please, but out of a kindness in me, never out of fear or respect for what was in others. Ben Hecht boyhoodfearkindness Change image and share on social
I had a constant fear, a constant little doubt in my mind: 'OK, I'm getting ready to do my standing back full on beam and I might re-tear my ACL.' Shawn Johnson aclbackbeam Change image and share on social
People say to me all the time, 'You have no fear.' I tell them, 'No, that's not true. I'm scared all the time. You have to have fear in order to have courage. I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person.' Ronda Rousey couragecourageousfear share on social
I still suffer terribly from stage fright. I get sick with fear. Not every night, but at the beginning and on occasion - not necessarily when I'm expecting it. You just have to cope with it - take it on the chin and work through it, trying to use the adrenalin to perform. Helen Mirren adrenalinbeginchin share on social
Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear. Umberto Eco couragefearfearful Change image and share on social
