Humor and laughter - not necessarily derogatory derision - are my pet tools. This may come from my general philosophy of never taking the world too seriously - for fear of dying of boredom. Marcel Duchamp boredomderisionderogatory Change image and share on social
We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger. Tad Williams afraidfearfind share on social
I think we have lost our groove as a country. One of the reasons was the attack on 9/11. We got knocked off our game. From a country that always exported hope we went into the business of exporting fear. Thomas Friedman attackbusinesscountry share on social
I've spent most of my life in prison. I was a prisoner of my fear and my low self-esteem. Gerry Cooney esteemfearhave Change image and share on social
Authoritarian political ideologies have a vested interest in promoting fear, a sense of the imminence of takeover by aliens and real diseases are useful material. Susan Sontag alienauthoritariandisease Change image and share on social
You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves. Hermann Hesse afraidharmonyown Change image and share on social
Well, fear and homophobia are both pervasive. Kathy Acker fearhomophobiapervasive Change image and share on social
Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer. Morihei Ueshiba bravelyfacefear Change image and share on social
People who are prone to anxiety are nearly always people-pleasers who fear conflict and negative feelings like anger. When you feel upset, you sweep your problems under the rug because you don't want to upset anyone. You do this so quickly and automatically that you're not even aware you're doing it. David D. Burns angeranxietyautomatically share on social
People tend to fear the ghosts in their own family. You feel these family curses and think, 'If it happened to my father, it could happen to me.' Christian Louboutin cursefamilyfather Change image and share on social