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• Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.

  William Jennings Bryan

  Motivational, Inspiring, Confidence

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• Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.

  Marianne Williamson

  Love, God, Spiritual

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• Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Courage, Brave Face, Bravery

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.124, Shambhala Publications

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• In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Failure, Skating On Thin Ice

  Essays "Prudence" (1841)

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• What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Being Strong, Confidence, Courage

  Vincent van Gogh, Vincent Willem Gogh (1927). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh to His Brother, 1872-1886: With a Memoir by His Sister-in-law, J. Van Gogh-Bonger ...”

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• A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

  E. W. Howe

  Wise, Motivation, Men

  "The last word on Fear" by AC Grayling, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 1999.

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• If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

  George S. Patton

  War, Intelligent, Men

  "An Owner's Manual for Men: What You Need to Know Before You Venture out There". Book by Joe Nickaloff (p. 96),

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• The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

  Helen Keller

  Strong Women, Avoiding Pain, Avoiding Life

  Let Us Have Faith (1940)

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• We should enjoy and make the most of life, not because we are in constant fear of what might happen to us in a mythical afterlife, but because we have only one opportunity to live.

  Greg Graffin

  Live Life, Opportunity, Afterlife

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• The Bible says that the devil is like a roaring lion (1 Peter 5:8). He comes in the darkness, and tries to frighten the children of God with his mighty roar. But when you switch on the light of the Word of God, you discover that there is no lion. There is only a mouse with a microphone! The devil is an imposter. Got it?

  Reinhard Bonnke

  Bible, God, Christian

  Reinhard Bonnke (2015). “Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days In God’s Word”, p.314, Whitaker House

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• Sometimes fear grips me that these fragile moments of life will fade away. It seems that I write against erasure.

  Assia Djebar

  Writing, Feminist, Novelists

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• Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

  Byron Katie

  Two, Causes, Getting What You Want

  Twitter post from Feb 06, 2011

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• No government which governs by the use of force can survive except by force. There is no going back because force begets force and the perpetrators of crimes live in fear that they might become victims in their turn.

  Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo

  Government, Tyrants, Bishops

  Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo (2001). “The Road to Freedom: A Collection of Speeches, Pastoral Letters, and Articles from 1997-2001”

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• Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Love, Life, Romantic

  Henry Van Dyke, “Time Is”

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• The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

  Mark Twain

  Positive, Death, Spiritual

  "A Voice Crying In The Wilderness". Book by Edward Abbey, 1989.

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• I'm alone and outgunned, scared and inexperienced, but I'm right.

  John Grisham

  Confidence, Being Alone, Experience

  Twitter post from Jul 10, 2016

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• Having the choice at the end of my life has become incredibly important. It has given me a sense of peace during a time that otherwise would be dominated by fear, uncertainty and pain.

  Brittany Maynard

  Life, Death, Time

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• Love and fear represent two different lenses through which to view the world. Which I choose to use will determine what I think I see.

  Marianne Williamson

  Love, Inspirational, Thinking

  FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Apr 17, 2012

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• Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate, and hate leads to violence. This is the equation.

  Averroes

  Positive, Hate, Philosophy

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• Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees. Get out of your comfort zone even if it means being uncomfortable. The road less traveled is sometimes fraught with barricades bumps and uncharted terrain. But it is on that road where your character is truly tested And have the courage to accept that you’re not perfect nothing is and no one is — and that’s OK.

  Katie Couric

  Inspirational, Life, Character

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• Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Courage, Moving

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• Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.

  James A. Baldwin

  Love, Life, Friendship

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• Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Life, Encouragement, Self Esteem

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• Loving can cost a lot but not loving always cost more.

  Merle Shain

  Inspirational, Unrequited Love, Cost

  Merle Shain (1973). “Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others”

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