One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one. Rainer Maria Rilke actionfearhold Change image and share on social
Love is the total absence of fear. Love asks no questions. Its natural state is one of extension and expansion, not comparison and measurement. Gerald Jampolsky absenceaskcomparison Change image and share on social
You pretend to be more eccentric than you actually are because you fear you are an interchangeable cog. Douglas Coupland cogeccentricfear Change image and share on social
I have a pathological fear of being on my own. When I'm with my own thoughts, I start to unravel myself, and I start to think really dark thoughts, self-destructive thoughts. David Walliams darkdestructivefear Change image and share on social
So much of Hollywood is this kind of overly machismo, nonsensical view of masculinity, which I just don't find honest. I think it's this idea of - you know, we're told, well, 'Be a man, be a man.' But what does that mean, exactly? Does that mean you can't carry yourself with any fear? That you can't acknowledge that you're scared? Joe Carnahan acknowledgecarryfear share on social
I think knowing people by first names, not by what they do sexually, is really what it's about. Not being afraid. Fear is the enemy. I've always been comfortable with being gay. Herb Ritts afraidcomfortableenemy Change image and share on social
And those of us who have business opportunities and the capital to do it are going to sit in fear of the President. And a lot of people don't want to say that. They'll say, God, don't be attacking Obama. Well, this is Obama's deal and it's Obama that's responsible for this fear in America. Steve Wynn americaattackbusiness share on social
In later life, we don't easily talk of fears, but instead we discuss our 'concerns.' Fear seems too primal and hysterical, but concern is polite and intellectual and nicely under control. Michael Leunig concerncontroldiscuss Change image and share on social
Maybe I haven't been tested, but I have no fear of death at all. I was with Allen Ginsberg during the last year of his life, and he called all his friends and said, 'I'm on my way out, and it's kind of exciting.' I see it as kind of exciting, too. Thomas McGuane allencalldeath share on social
Only by a frank discussion of the very details of dying can we best deal with those aspects that frighten us the most. It is by knowing the truth... that we rid ourselves of that fear of the terra incognita of death. Sherwin B. Nuland aspectdealdeath share on social