I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry. Pierre Beaumarchais cryfearlaugh Change image and share on social
On climbs, there is a general way we manage fear. We look at things objectively, separating out perceived risk from real risk. You can really bring down the level of fear by knowing the real risks and setting aside the others. You also know that panicking just makes things worse. Jimmy Chin badlybringclimb share on social
There is nothing strange about fear: no matter in what guise it presents itself it is something with which we are all so familiar that when a man appears who is without it we are at once enslaved by him. Henry Miller appearenslavefamiliar share on social
We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It's scary to be fierce, but you can't compromise that for fear of losing those around you. Idina Menzel compromisefavorfear Change image and share on social
Pain and fear and hunger are effects of causes which can be foreseen and known: but sorrow is a debt which someone else makes for us. Freya Stark debteffectfear Change image and share on social
Usually when I start a new project there's a fear of the unknown; maybe it's a band I've never been in the studio with before. People are so different. It's almost like you need to go through the process, discover and unlock what it is that makes that band that band. And a lot of times they don't know it. Rick Rubin banddiscoverfear share on social
Don't let fear rule your life. Live one day at a time, and never be afraid. Tammy Faye Bakker afraiddayfear Change image and share on social
Defeat the fear of death and you welcome the death of fear. G. Gordon Liddy deathdefeatfear Change image and share on social
The only prejudice I've found anywhere in TV is in some advertising agencies, and there isn't so much prejudice as just fear. Nat King Cole advertiseagencyfear Change image and share on social
Civilisation, the orderly world in which we live, is frail. We are skating on thin ice. There is a fear of a collective disaster. Terrorism, genocide, flu, tsunamis. Zygmunt Bauman civilisationcollectivedisaster Change image and share on social