“The great enemy of perception, and thus of accurate predictions, is judgment.”— Gavin De Becker, amazon.com
“Among the basic freedoms to which men aspire that their lives might be full and uncramped, freedom from fear stands out as both a means and an end. A people who would build a nation in which strong, democratic institutions are firmly established as a guarantee against state-induced power must first…”— Aung San Suu Kyi, amazon.com
“Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as "grace under pressure" — grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of ha…”— Aung San Suu Kyi, amazon.com
“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.”— Aung San Suu Kyi, amazon.com
“Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism. The relentless attempts of totalitarian regimes to prevent free thought and new ideas and the persistent assertion of their own rightness bring on them an intellectual stasis which they project on to…”— Aung San Suu Kyi, amazon.com
“When I was a kid, I wanted to study earthquakes because I was so terrified of when the big one would hit. I felt like if I could predict it, then I would feel so much safer.”— Rosa Handelman, Valerie, Michaela Watkins, imdb.com
“It must be hard to be intimate with someone that you don't feel really safe with.”— Zander Lehmann, Valerie Meyers, Michaela Watkins, imdb.com
“I think I’m dating a psychopath….Like, when we cook together, I am afraid that she's gonna pick up the knife and slit my throat.”— Zander Lehmann, Anthony, Adam Lustick, imdb.com
“I wouldn’t dream of getting on a spaceship, It’d scare the shit out of me….I’m scared going down the end of the garden.”— David Bowie, amazon.com
“He said, ‘I have to tell you that I’m very ill, and that I’m probably going to die.’ Utterly out of the blue, just like that. I felt that when he was saying that, for a brief second, he looked scared.”— Johan Renck, amazon.com
“Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.”— Stokely Carmichael, successories.com
“Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it.”— Stokely Carmichael, nybooks.com
“I guess that's a fear a lot of people have that their lives are totally unimportant.”— Julia Brownwell, Cal Roberts, Hugh Dancy, imdb.com
“We live in a society and a culture and an economic model that tries to make everything look right. Look at computers. Why are they all putty-colored or off-fucking-white? You make something off-white or beige because you are afraid to use any other color - because you don't want to offend anybody. B…”— Tibor Kalman, wired.com
“We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.”— Warren Buffett,
“Worry stagnates the mind, creates an imbalance in the immune system, and impairs the ability to see beyond the thing being worried about.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“Psychopaths have little aptitude for experiencing the emotional responses – fear and anxiety – that are the mainsprings of conscience.”— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com
“Give the fear back to those using it against you. It is their fear. It is their illusion. Break free.”— Rose McGowan, twitter.com