Thursday, March 22, 2012

Fear (6)

Fear of self is the greatest of all terrors, the deepest of all dread, the commonest of all mistakes. From it grows failure. Because of it, life is a mockery. Out of it comes despair. - David Seabury

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment. - Voltaire

One of the things which danger does to you after a time is -, well, to kill emotion. I don't think I shall ever feel anything again except fear. None of us can hate anymore - or love. - Graham Greene - The Confidential Agent (1939)

A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group. - Russel H. Ewing

An optimist thinks this is the best of all worlds. A pessimist fears the same may be true. - Doug Larson

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. - Ambrose Redmoon

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

Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have. - Louis E. Boone

Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise. - Cyril Connoly

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. - Napoleon Bonaparte

I am entirely persuaded that the American public is more reasonable, restrained and mature than most of the broadcast industry's planners believe. Their fear of controversy is not warranted by the evidence. - Edward R. Murrow

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. - Isaac Asimov

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