I went to a motivational training course once, a course of self-discovery, and I found out after a week that my fear - it was not a fear of not being accepted - was a very violent fear of failure. Emanuel Steward acceptdiscoveryfailure Change image and share on social
The freedom to express yourself without fear - that perhaps is something we in the U.S. take for granted. It's almost inconceivable to think we would be afraid to express our opinions or thoughts, but that's not true for all parts of the world now, and certainly not before World War II. Friedrich St. Florian afraidexpressfear share on social
Fear is the parent of cruelty. James Anthony Froude crueltyfearparent Change image and share on social
In a lot of Western science fiction, you need some form of conflict, whether it's aliens or robots. I think in Western culture, being more suspicious of science, and hubris, you'll see a lot of fear of creating something that goes out of control. Cynthia Breazeal alienconflictcontrol share on social
What annoys me about it is that your fate is always in somebody else's hands. It's always up to somebody else to decide whether or not they want you in their show and so the majority of actors have to play out a waiting game. The constant fear is that it could all end tomorrow. Peter Capaldi actorannoyconstant share on social
Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles. Jean Toomer bindfearnoose Change image and share on social
You know that day after day of, Oh God what am I going to do with myself feeling? The fear of the emptiness that it implies keeps me going. Anish Kapoor dayemptinessfear Change image and share on social
So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes. Steve Irwin fearhelplot Change image and share on social
Our articles of confederation ought to be revised and measures immediately taken to invigorate the Continental Union. Depend upon it: there lies the danger for America. This last stroke is wanting, and unless the states be strongly bound to each other, we have to fear from British and, indeed, from European politics. Marquis de Lafayette americaarticlebind share on social
A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand. Lucius Annaeus Seneca dangerfearhand Change image and share on social