T Quotes
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“The fear of not being remembered is a dangerous thing.”
“The fear of not getting the reward becomes the fear of rejection. The fear of not being good enough... is what makes us try to change, what makes us create an image.”
“The fear of not having enough prevents many from seeing that they already are enough.”
Source: Everyday Wisdom
“The fear of not living is a deep, abiding dread of watching your own potential decompose into irredeemable disappointment when 'should be' gets crushed by what is.”
Source: Challenger Deep
“The fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain”
“The fear of offense is a really small price to pay for freedom.”
“The fear of old age disturbs us, yet we are not certain of becoming old.”
“The fear of old age is something that one feels when they're younger. Once you get to being old, you're already there, so you don't even think about it anymore.”
“The fear of our purpose is not whether we have one. Rather, it’s the fear that what we don’t have is the ability to achieve it.”
“The fear of poetry is an indication that we are cut off from our own reality.”
“The fear of psychiatry is one of the hardest ideas to shake when you escape from the mind-prison.”
Source: A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
“The fear of public speaking – the ultimate test of nerves. It's like being on stage with a spotlight that's way too bright and an audience that's way too judgmental. But, my friend! Embrace the adrenaline rush, channel your inner stand-up comedian, and turn those nerves into fuel for a killer performance. Remember, even the smoothest speakers started somewhere, stumbling over words like a toddler learning to walk.”
“The fear of punishment may be necessary to the suppression of vice; but it also suspends the finer motives of virtue.”
Source: Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].
“The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people to holiness. But they are all weak and powerless, until a person loves Christ.”
“The fear of rape puts many women in their place - indoors, intimidated, dependent yet again on material barriers and protectors... I was advised to stay indoors at night, to wear baggy clothes, to cover or cut my hair, to try to look like a man, to move someplace more expensive, to take taxis, to buy a car, to move in groups, to get a man to escort me—all modern versions of Greek walls and Assyrian veils, all asserting it was my responsibility to control my own and men's behavior rather than society's to ensure my freedom. I realized that many women had been so successfully socialized to know their place that they had chosen more conservative, gregarious lives without realizing why. The very desire to walk alone had been extinguished in them—but it had not in me.”
Source: Wanderlust: A History of Walking
“The fear of rejection really kind of stunts your growth as a person. I mean, it's like a friend of mine says, who cares if you fail? Who cares if you fail? It's like babies try to get up and walk all the time and they keep falling down. If we just gave up, we'd all be crawling around.”
“The fear of saying something stupid (which stupid people never have) has censored far more good ideas than bad ones.”
“The fear of seeing ourselves as we are ensures we will never see the end of our fears.”
“The fear of separation is all that unites.”
“The fear of silence is a fear everyone should overcome.”
“The fear of speaking your truth isn’t cured by having a title. This is a human condition, not a positional one.”
Source: Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want
“The fear of speculation, the ostensible rush from the theoretical to the practical, brings about the same shallowness in action that it does in knowledge. It is by studying a strictly theoretical philosophy that we become most acquainted with Ideas, and only Ideas provide action with vigour and ethical meaning.”
“The fear of the judge within is more terrible than that of the one without.”
Source: The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words
“The fear of The Lord is a brake that stops you when you're in the wrong direction.”
“The fear of the Lord is loving God so much that you are afraid of breaking His heart." ~ MaryAnn Diorio”
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”
“The fear of the Lord tends to take away all other fears... This is the secret of Christian courage and boldness.”
“The fear of the never-ending onslaught of gizmos and gadgets is nothing new. The radio, the telephone, Facebook - each of these inventions changed the world. Each of them scared the heck out of an older generation. And each of them was invented by people who were in their 20s.”
“The fear of the Ocean is not from the rivers flowing in it, but from its own waves. Because if they oppose, they spoil the whole map of the ocean. In the same way, man is endangered by the conspiracies of the people closer to him, who leave no stone unturned in turning his prosperity into misery.”
“The fear of the true intentions of others pushes us towards the path of loneliness.”
“The fear of the unknown was eclipsed by the gladness that came of taking action, of doing something rather than waiting, of following what seemed to be the call of my life.”
Source: Awakening
“The fear of war is worse than war itself.”
“The fear of women is the beginning of knowledge.”
“The fear of your own solitude, of its vast surface and its infinity… Remorse is the voice of solitude. And what does this whispering voice say? Everything in us that is not human anymore.”
“The Fear paralyses you. It grips you by the throat so you can’t breathe and makes your heart thump loud and fast in your ears. It makes you feel like you’re going to die and part of you wants to. That’s why it’s so horrible. Because after it’s finished beating you up, you beat yourself up even more. It’s your dirty little secret and I’ve kept mine for years.”
Source: Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up
“The fear really hits you. That's what you feel first. And then it's the anger and frustration. Part of the problem is how little we understand about the ultimate betrayal of the body when it rebels against itself.”
“The fear side can have us pull away and protect us, but it's really a withdrawal, a disassociation, a cutting off. Rather than the word detachment, I usually use the word non-attachment. That can be wholesome when we care and are completely engaged with each other but are not attached to things being a certain way.”
“The fear stutterers have is not the fear of speaking, but the fear of others knowing that they stutter.”
Source: Stamerenophobia
“The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective.”
“The fear that all these magical impressions (now clear in my mind) will instantly begin to fade, torments me.”
Source: Other People: Diaries 1963-1966
“The fear that all this will end. The fear that it won't.”
Source: Partly: New and Selected Poems, 2001–2015
“The fear that my child would be raised in a broken home is what kept me in a dysfunctional relationship for years.”
“The fear that permeated every fiber of my being was relentless, it was cruel, and it was my best hope for getting through this.”
“The fear that the universe is not what you assume it to be is very basic, especially when you know damn well it isn't what you assume it to be.”
“The fear that things may change tomorrow... Somebody may die, you may go bankrupt, your job may be taken away. There are a thousand and one things which may change. You are burdened with fears and fears, and none of them are valid - because yesterday also you were full of all these fears, unnecessarily. Things may have changed, but you are still alive. And man has an immense capacity to adjust himself in any situation.”
“The fear that we cannot grow beyond whatever distortions we may find within ourselves keeps us docile and loyal and obedient, externally defined, and leads us to accept many facets of our own oppression as women.”
“The fear that, 'What will people think?' should not be given a platform. It is better to keep your own room clean instead. The moment a thought worthy of worldly criticism arises, wash it off and clear it.”
Source: Non-Violence
“The fear thou art in, Sancho," said Don Quixote, "prevents thee from seeing or hearing correctly, for one of the effects of fear is to derange the senses and make things appear different from what they are; if thou art in such fear, withdraw to one side and leave me to myself, for alone I suffice to bring victory to that side to which I shall give my aid;" and so saying he gave Rocinante the spur, and putting the lance in rest, shot down the slope like a thunderbolt.”
Source: Don Quixote (StoneHenge Classics): The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha
“The fear to fail is the beginning of failure. You need to be brave to achieve great things.”
“The fear was taking my breath away when God’s spirit gently whispered to me these words: “Just stand up.”
Source: Mixed Bloodline: The story of a young biracial boy overcoming racism growing up in the South doing the 1930's Jim Crow Era