'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights. Dag Hammarskjold fearfreedomhuman Change image and share on social
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Steve Jobs bigchoicedead share on social
I think, however, that so long as our present economic and national systems continue, scientific research has little to fear. John B. S. Haldane continueeconomicfear Change image and share on social
I have a little mantra: 'My fear grows fat on the energy I feed it. And if it grows very big, it probably happens.' Scilla Elworthy bigenergyfat Change image and share on social
Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don't show up. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity defeat them. The pro thinks differently. He shows up, he does his work, he keeps on truckin', no matter what. Steven Pressfield adversityamateurcrap share on social
I began to realize that when people experience the love of God, it casts out their fear and frees them from guilt. Joseph Prince begincastexperience Change image and share on social
The slave girl is reared in an atmosphere of licentiousness and fear. Harriet Ann Jacobs atmospherefeargirl Change image and share on social
There is the fear, common to all English-only speakers, that the chief purpose of foreign languages is to make fun of us. Otherwise, you know, why not just come out and say it? Barbara Ehrenreich chiefcommonenglish Change image and share on social
I think fear of the unknown is the scariest thing. Katie Featherston fearscarything Change image and share on social
As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with an irrational fear of life become publishers. Cyril Connolly butcherfearirrational Change image and share on social