Fear is an unpleasant feeling caused by negative emotion, usually by danger, threat, or pain. Everyone has their fear of something. The question now is how to defeat that fear. May these famous facing fear quotes give you insights into conquering and beating fear within you, build up your self-confidence, and improve your way of life.
1. “There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.” – George R.R. Martin
2. “Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up.” – Veronica Roth
3. “There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational, or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't.” – Lemony Snicket
4. “You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.” – Michelle Obama
5. “The man who fears losing has already lost.” – George R.R. Martin
6. “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” – Bertrand Russell
7. “Everyone is afraid of something. We fear things because we value them. We fear losing people because we love them. We fear dying because we value being alive. Don't wish you didn't fear anything. All that would mean is that you didn't feel anything.” – Cassandra Clare
8. “Fear cuts deeper than swords.” – George R.R. Martin
9. “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” – John Steinbeck
10. “Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.” – C. JoyBell C.
11. “Fear is a phoenix. You can watch it burn a thousand times and still it will return.” – Leigh Bardugo
12. “Fear is useless. Either something bad happens, or it doesn't. If it doesn't, you've wasted time being afraid, and if it does, you've wasted time that you could have spent sharpening your weapons.” – Sarah Rees Brennan
13. “Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.” – Rudyard Kipling
14. “Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
15. “Without fear, there cannot be courage.” – Christopher Paolini
16. “And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” – Paulo Coelho
17. “Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.” – Dan Brown
18. “Laughter is poison to fear.” – George R.R. Martin
19. “I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.” – Oprah Winfrey
20. “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” – Joseph Campbell
21. “Fear is a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life.” – Donald Miller
22. “Best way to deal with fear is to confront it.” – Pittacus Lore
23. “Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear.” – Roy T. Bennett
24. “Is it useful to feel fear, because it prepares you for nasty events, or is it useless, because nasty events will occur whether you are frightened or not?” – Lemony Snicket
25. “Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.” – Isabel Allende
26. “Your fear is one hundred percent dependent on you for its survival.” – Steve Maraboli
27. “The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
28. “Fear kills everything, your mind, your heart, your imagination.” – Cornelia Funke
29. “Fear can’t hurt you. When it washes over you, give it no power. It’s a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.” – Maureen Johnson
30. “Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves.” – Cheryl Strayed
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31. “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Anthony Robbins
32. “If there was no fear, how could there be comfort? Or courage?” – Veronica Rossi
33. “Fear can make you do more wrong than hate or jealousy. Fear makes you always, always hold something back.” – Philip K. Dick
34. “Fear is the mind-killer.” – Frank Herbert
35. “Men have two greatest fears: the first fear is the fear of being needed, and the second fear is the fear of not being needed.” – C. JoyBell C.
36. “Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done. That's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one who lets fear rule him is a coward.” – Piers Anthony
37. “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H. P. Lovecraft
38. “Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.” – Bertrand Russell
39. “Many times, the thought of fear itself is greater than what it is we fear.” – Idowu Koyenikan
40. “When you teach them, teach them not to fear. Fear is good in small amounts, but when it is a constant, pounding companion, it cuts away at who you are and makes it hard to do what you know is right.” – Christopher Paolini
41. “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
42. “When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.” – Marjane Satrapi
43. “There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.” – Aeschylus
44. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
45. “Fear is excitement without breath.” – Robert Heller
46. “Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.” – Umberto Eco
47. “I say I am stronger than fear.” – Malala Yousafzai
48. “We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.” – Christian Nestell Bovee
49. “One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.” – Henry Ford
50. “If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin.” – Katharine Butler Hathaway
51. “If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” – Sun Tzu
52. “There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.” – Hunter S. Thompson
53. “Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.” – Fernando Flores
54. “Do what you fear and fear disappears.” – David Joseph Schwartz
55. “Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.” – Cyril Connolly
56. “Fear has many eyes and can see things underground.” – Miguel de Cervantes
57. “We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett
58. “So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.” – Friedrich Durrenmatt
59. “Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house.” – John Cheever
60. “As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.” – Chanakya
61. “Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.” – Marilyn Ferguson
62. “Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.” – Dorothy Thompson
63. “Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.” – W. Clement Stone
64. “Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.” – Napoleon Hill
65. “True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.” – Paul Sweeney
66. “Fear is the brain's way of saying that there is something important for you to overcome.” – Rachel Huber
67. “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
68. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela
69. “I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” – Rosa Parks
70. “The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.” – John C. Maxwell
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2. “Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up.” – Veronica Roth
3. “There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational, or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't.” – Lemony Snicket
4. “You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.” – Michelle Obama
5. “The man who fears losing has already lost.” – George R.R. Martin
6. “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” – Bertrand Russell
7. “Everyone is afraid of something. We fear things because we value them. We fear losing people because we love them. We fear dying because we value being alive. Don't wish you didn't fear anything. All that would mean is that you didn't feel anything.” – Cassandra Clare
8. “Fear cuts deeper than swords.” – George R.R. Martin
9. “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” – John Steinbeck
11. “Fear is a phoenix. You can watch it burn a thousand times and still it will return.” – Leigh Bardugo
12. “Fear is useless. Either something bad happens, or it doesn't. If it doesn't, you've wasted time being afraid, and if it does, you've wasted time that you could have spent sharpening your weapons.” – Sarah Rees Brennan
13. “Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.” – Rudyard Kipling
14. “Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
16. “And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” – Paulo Coelho
17. “Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.” – Dan Brown
18. “Laughter is poison to fear.” – George R.R. Martin
19. “I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.” – Oprah Winfrey
21. “Fear is a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life.” – Donald Miller
22. “Best way to deal with fear is to confront it.” – Pittacus Lore
23. “Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear.” – Roy T. Bennett
24. “Is it useful to feel fear, because it prepares you for nasty events, or is it useless, because nasty events will occur whether you are frightened or not?” – Lemony Snicket
26. “Your fear is one hundred percent dependent on you for its survival.” – Steve Maraboli
27. “The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
28. “Fear kills everything, your mind, your heart, your imagination.” – Cornelia Funke
29. “Fear can’t hurt you. When it washes over you, give it no power. It’s a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.” – Maureen Johnson
30. “Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves.” – Cheryl Strayed
More Quotes about Fear
31. “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Anthony Robbins
32. “If there was no fear, how could there be comfort? Or courage?” – Veronica Rossi
33. “Fear can make you do more wrong than hate or jealousy. Fear makes you always, always hold something back.” – Philip K. Dick
34. “Fear is the mind-killer.” – Frank Herbert
35. “Men have two greatest fears: the first fear is the fear of being needed, and the second fear is the fear of not being needed.” – C. JoyBell C.
36. “Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done. That's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one who lets fear rule him is a coward.” – Piers Anthony
37. “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H. P. Lovecraft
38. “Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.” – Bertrand Russell
39. “Many times, the thought of fear itself is greater than what it is we fear.” – Idowu Koyenikan
40. “When you teach them, teach them not to fear. Fear is good in small amounts, but when it is a constant, pounding companion, it cuts away at who you are and makes it hard to do what you know is right.” – Christopher Paolini
41. “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
42. “When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.” – Marjane Satrapi
43. “There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.” – Aeschylus
44. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
45. “Fear is excitement without breath.” – Robert Heller
46. “Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.” – Umberto Eco
47. “I say I am stronger than fear.” – Malala Yousafzai
48. “We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.” – Christian Nestell Bovee
49. “One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.” – Henry Ford
50. “If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin.” – Katharine Butler Hathaway
51. “If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” – Sun Tzu
52. “There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.” – Hunter S. Thompson
53. “Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.” – Fernando Flores
54. “Do what you fear and fear disappears.” – David Joseph Schwartz
55. “Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.” – Cyril Connolly
56. “Fear has many eyes and can see things underground.” – Miguel de Cervantes
57. “We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett
58. “So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.” – Friedrich Durrenmatt
59. “Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house.” – John Cheever
60. “As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.” – Chanakya
61. “Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.” – Marilyn Ferguson
62. “Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.” – Dorothy Thompson
63. “Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.” – W. Clement Stone
64. “Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.” – Napoleon Hill
65. “True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.” – Paul Sweeney
66. “Fear is the brain's way of saying that there is something important for you to overcome.” – Rachel Huber
67. “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
68. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela
69. “I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” – Rosa Parks
70. “The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.” – John C. Maxwell
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