Obviously I'm going to be polite, so nobody has anything to fear from me. Judith Martin fearpolite Change image and share on social
There has been no persecution I have not tasted, no oppression I have not suffered. I neither care for Paradise nor fear Hell. If I see my nation's belief secured, I will not even care about burning in Hell, for while my body is burning, my heart will be as if in a rose garden. Said Nursi beliefbodyburn share on social
There is a psychic cost children bear when they grow up in fear. John Niven bearchildcost Change image and share on social
I had a fear of becoming anything, a fear of becoming a specialist. I might have become a doctor, but if you become a doctor, that's your specialty in life and you are defined by it. One of the attractions of being a writer is that you're never a specialist. Your field is entirely open; your field is the entire human condition. Graham Swift attractionconditiondefine share on social
Use the energy that fear creates to focus the mind more intently on the present moment - where fear doesn't exist. John Mackey createenergyexist Change image and share on social
I don't look at football as a violent, barbaric sport. It's a very spiritual sport, especially for someone facing the challenges during a game: the fear of failure, the fear of getting too big an ego, of making a mistake and everybody criticizing you. Troy Polamalu barbaricbigchallenge share on social
Fears are nothing more than a state of mind. Napoleon Hill fearmindstate Change image and share on social
Sometimes, when full and in fear that I will continue to eat unwanted food just because it's staring at me, I will place my napkin over the remaining portion. This is what I frequently refer to as a 'food funeral.' Rachel Nichols continueeatfear share on social
I realise I might pass down an incurable illness to my son, but living based on what might go wrong seems like less and less of a life as I get older. The one thing I can try to control is whether I teach my child to be ruled by anxiety, by fear. That's something that gets passed down, too. Victor LaValle anxietybasechild share on social
If you don't go towards the thing you fear, you won't be able to say you lived. Sherri Shepherd fearlivething Change image and share on social