“I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.”
— Pierre Beaumarchais
Author: Pierre Beaumarchais
Category: fear
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“I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.”
— Pierre Beaumarchais
Author: Pierre Beaumarchais
Category: fear
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“The fear factor actually brings the genuineness.”
— Ang Lee
Author: Ang Lee
Category: fear
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“Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.”
— Bertolt Brecht
Author: Bertolt Brecht
Category: fear
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“When we are unwilling to draw clear moral lines between free societies and fear societies, when we are unwilling to call the former good and the latter evil, we will not be able to advance the cause of peace because peace cannot be disconnected from freedom.”
— Natan Sharansky
Author: Natan Sharansky
Category: fear
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“When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death – that is heroism.”
— Robert Green Ingersoll
Author: Robert Green Ingersoll
Category: fear
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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
Author: George S. Patton
Category: fear
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“The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.”
— Adam Smith
Author: Adam Smith
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“The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.”
— Thomas Paine
Author: Thomas Paine
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“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”
— Dale Carnegie
Author: Dale Carnegie
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“What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.”
— Isabel Allende
Author: Isabel Allende
Category: fear
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“Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.”
— Yousef Munayyer
Author: Yousef Munayyer
Category: fear
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