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Fear

I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so Ive been going by Yasiin since 99. At first it was just for friends and family, but now Im declaring it openly. – Mos Def

The thing about Republicans is that they dont care so much about respect, but they love fear, at least in others. – Jane Smiley

All the times Ive been lucky enough to be a part of a show thats actually gotten on the air, its always that same mixture of excitement and utter fear. – J. J. Abrams

He doesnt know the meaning of the word fear, but then again he doesnt know the meaning of most words. – Bobby Bowden

People have a fear of the unknown. Insects have different senses than us, different amount of limbs and their body structure is very different. Its hard for us to really relate to them and understand them. – Dominic Monaghan

I thought Erica Jongs Fear of Flying was one of the biggest pieces of crap that Ive ever read in my life. – Helen Reddy

In the 80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear – that if I didnt, people would soon forget about me. – Al Yankovic

Somehow we cant live outside the politics of race. Theres something very deep in all of us, that is taught to us when we are very, very little. Which is the disrespect and fear of the other. – Anna Deavere Smith

Being brave isnt the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it. – Bear Grylls

Youre not human if you dont feel fear. But Ive learnt to treat fear as an emotion that sharpens me. Its there to give me that edge for what I have to do. – Bear Grylls

I live my life through fear. If Im afraid of it Ill do it just so Im not afraid of it anymore. – Jeremy Renner

I talk to womens groups all over the country and see women struggling with this. The fear of not being accepted, of being different, of not having a man, all make it hard for a woman to do what she really believes is right for her. – Olympia Dukakis

I didnt want to be on the losing side. I was fed up with Jewish weakness, timidity and fear. I didnt want any more Jewish sentimentality and Jewish suffering. I was sickened by our sad songs. – Lionel Blue

Democracy is stronger than terrorism, and we will not cower to the terrorists campaign of fear. – John Doolittle

I live in a kind of controlled awareness. I wouldnt call it fear, but its an awareness. I know I have a responsibility to behave in a certain way. Im able to do that. – Mary Tyler Moore

I fear that the rising personal bankruptcies and repossessions are the first signs of bigger problems to come and personal debt – Gordon Browns legacy to millions of Britains families – will hang like a millstone around the neck of the British people for years to come. – Vince Cable

President Obamas 100-day plan is pretty impressive. I think its a Wow 100-plus days. The administration is not operating from fear, it is trying to drive change for the future, and thats a good thing. – Andrea Jung

I have a pathological fear of being on my own. When Im with my own thoughts, I start to unravel myself, and I start to think really dark thoughts, self-destructive thoughts. – David Walliams

Its the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon which raises the fear that it may not be long before were paying somebody not to. – Franklin P. Jones

You know, Stephen says, in the movies no one ever goes to the bathroom. They shave, they brush their teeth. He goes right at this sort of funny taboo we have about the bathroom, and he turned it into this nightmare, you know, your worst fear of whats in there. – Lawrence Kasdan