Famous Quotes & Sayings

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Our repentances are generally not so much a concern and remorse for the harm we have done, as a fear of the harm we may have brought upon ourselves.

Francis Quarles

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not gives advantage to the danger; it is less folly not to endeavor the prevention of the evil thou fearest than to fear the evil which thy endeavor cannot prevent.

Francis Quarles

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'

Francis Quarles

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

Francis Quarles

A lamb appears a lion, and we fear Each bush we see's a bear.

Homer

The skin of the coward changes color all the time, he can't get a grip on himself, he can't sit still, he squats and rocks, shifting his weight from foot to foot, his heart racing, pounding inside the fellow's ribs, his teeth chattering. He dreads some grisly death. But the skin of a brave soldier never blanches. He's all control. Tense but no great fear.

If he was living in fear he would have relayed that message.

Jon Brion

If ever there was a time not to (mess) with the formula, this would be it. But he's fearless. A lot of people have a governor on themselves, usually peer pressure or fear of not being liked. This is a guy that is truly living by his tastes and his beliefs.

Jon Brion

If ever there was a time not to ... (mess) with the formula, this would be it, ... But he's fearless. A lot of people have a governor on themselves, usually peer pressure or fear of not being liked. This is a guy that is truly living by his tastes and his beliefs.

I don't see any front-runner. Nobody has paid any dues. This is a wide-open race. McCain would be a very stable influence - solid, honest, no fear of taking on tough ideas. He could come away from the group, rise to the surface. But does he want to do it?

Jade Jagger

I am not frightened of speaking my mind. I don't have fear in that regard.

I fear the worst and hope for the best. His glasses were at the house boat. His cellphone was there. His truck keys, his hat was there. He wouldn't leave without those.

Joichi Ito

I fear that my jokes will be misinterpreted and the irony lost. I fear that someone will take offense. I fear that a post will sound boastful.

Bruce Lee

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

I fear my oppositions 30% but I fear the one sleeping with me 70%.

I fear for my safety, so I'm requesting to be sent (where) my life isn't jeopardize(d).

Steven Whittaker

I feared the worst when Kevin was holding his knee at Motherwell,

I feared for my life; it was a life-or-death situation. In some ways, I've never really gotten it out of my mind.

Pat Riley

He's incredible. That's what we have learned about him, that he's a big-game player, a big-time player at the end. He has no fear at the end and he simply wants to be put in that position. He has a way of making plays.

Pat Riley

He's incredible. He has no fear at the end and he simply wants to be put in that position. He was a way of making plays, he's just incredible.

Erica Jong

of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.

Erica Jong

I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.

Erica Jong

We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.

The innermost essence of my being...is fearless; it is immune to criticism; it does not fear any challenge.

The thing I fear comes upon me

...we should always act as if it were impossible to fail.

Javier Bardem

I do respect people's faith, but I don't respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.

Jason Mraz

My parents dreaded the fact that I was changing my life to do this, but I just kept doing it.

Eugene Delacroix

As for the ridiculous fear of making things below one's potential abilities... No, there is the root of the evil. There is the hiding place of stupidity I must attack: vain mortal, you are limited by nothing...

Ivo Andric

If people would know how little brain is ruling the world, they would die of fear.

Ivo Andric

One shouldn't be afraid of the humans. Well, I am not afraid of the humans, but of what is inhuman in them.

Isoroku Yamamoto

I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.