Fear Of The Unknown Quotes

• By replacing fear of the unknown with curiosity we open ourselves up to an infinite stream of possibility. We can let fear rule our lives or we can become childlike with curiosity, pushing our boundaries, leaping out of our comfort zones, and accepting what life puts before us.

  Alan Watts

  Mind Blowing, Curiosity, Pushing

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  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

  Fear, Halloween, Scary

  H. P. Lovecraft (2014). “Complete Collection Of H. P. Lovecraft - 150 eBooks With 100+ Audiobooks (Complete Collection Of Lovecraft's Fiction, Juvenilia, Poems, Essays And Collaborations)”, p.11, Ageless Reads

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• People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

  Nhat Hanh

  Moving On, Depression, Letting Go

  Joseph Emet, Thich Nhat Hanh (2015). “Mindfulness Meditation: For a Quieter Mind, Self-Awareness and Healthy Living”, p.125, Souvenir Press

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• You don't fear change. You fear the unknown. If you knew the future would be great, you'd welcome the change to get there. Well, the future IS great. Proceed.

  Joe Vitale

  Inspirational, Would Be, Welcome

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• If you let fear of the unknown stop you from taking chances, you will stifle your true potential.

  Steve Rizzo

  Teaching, Learning, Risk

  Steve Rizzo (2000). “Becoming a Humor Being: The Power to Choose a Better Way”, Full Circle Pub

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• We do not have a fear of the unknown. What we fear is giving up the known.

  Anthony de Mello

  Giving Up, Giving, Known

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• Fear keeps us rooted in the past. Fear of the unknown, fear of abandonment, fear of rejection, fear of not having enough, fear of not being enough, fear of the future-all these fears and more keep us trapped, repeating the same old patterns and making the same choices over and over again. Fear prevents us from moving outside the comfort-or even the familiar discomfort-of what we know. It's nearly impossible to achieve our highest vision for our lives as long as we are being guided by our fears.

  Debbie Ford

  Fear, Moving, Past

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• Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all.

  Yvon Chouinard

  Greatest Fear, Undertaker

  "180° South". Documentary, Drama, Sport, www.imdb.com. 2010.

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• The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.

  H. L. Mencken

  Courage, Fear, Men

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• We all have a fear of the unknown what one does with that fear will make all the difference in the world.

  Lillian Russell

  Differences, Doe, World

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• Always do what you are afraid to do.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Education, Peace

  'Essays' (1841) 'Heroism'

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• The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Leadership, Bullying

  First Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1933 See Francis Bacon 7; Montaigne 4; Thoreau 16; Wellington 3

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• Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.

  Sara Blakely

  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

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• 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

  Honesty, Fear, Lying

  Tad Williams (1994). “To Green Angel Tower”, p.667, Penguin

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• The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.

  Gordon Parks

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• It's fear of the unknown. The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that-it's all illusion. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it's unknown and it's plain sailing. Everything is unknown-then you're ahead of the game. That's what it is. Right?

  John Lennon

  Inspirational, Funny, Dream

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• Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity.

  Danny Gokey

  Travel, Curiosity, Unknown Motivational

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• There's always fear of the unknown where there's mystery.

  David Lynch

  Mystery

  Interview with Kristine McKenna, www.thecityofabsurdity.com. March 08, 1992.

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• Your wealth is hiding under the very thing you are afraid to do. It's time to face your fears and take action. Expect Miracles.

  Joe Vitale

  Inspirational, Miracle, Faces

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• What you don't know will hurt you.

  Jim Rohn

  Hurt, Knows

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Apr 07, 2016

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• If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

  Seneca the Younger

  Fear, Worth Living, Ifs

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• Almost all fear is fear of the unknown. Therefore, what's the remedy? To become acquainted with the things you fear.

  Peace Pilgrim

  Fear, Remedy

  Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.66, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.

  Kathie Lee Gifford

  Fear, People, Leaving

  Kathie Lee Gifford, Jim Jerome (1993). “I Can't Believe I Said That!: An Autobiography”, MacMillan Publishing Company

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• We are not to be anxious about the unknown future or to fret about it. We are to live in a moment-by-moment dependence upon God.

  James Montgomery Boice

  God, Religious, Future

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• Men, believing in myths, will always fear something terrible, everlasting punishment as certain or probable . . . Men base all these fears not on mature opinions, but on irrational fancies, that they are more disturbed by fear of the unknown than by facing facts. Peace of mind lies in being delivered from all these fears.

  Epicurus

  Lying, Believe, Men

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