Fear

Part of the reason that the governments fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission. – James Bovard

Forty years ago this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam and millions died. I fear were going down a rabbit hole once again – and if people can stop and think and reflect on some of the ideas and issues in this movie, perhaps Ive done some damn good here! – Errol Morris

The only men who arent in fear of womens reactions are usually men who arent born or who are dead. – Warren Farrell

My only problem is the fear that opposition bowlers might go for my fingers and thats why I was scared of the short ball. Now I am struggling with the ball pitching up and swinging away. I just keep nicking that one. – Shane Warne

A line from one of my 1997 columns – Do one thing every day that scares you – is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I dont believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing. – Mary Schmich

I am grateful that I didnt let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness. – Mariska Hargitay

Youve got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge. – Mariska Hargitay

Whats powerful about a love scene is not seeing the act. Its seeing the passion, the need, the desire, the caring, the fear. – Patrick Swayze

The way you deal with a scare is the way you deal with a laugh. The timing has to be perfect. When youre dealing with fear or laughter – emotions that happen spontaneously – you hope its working. But in the moment, you really have no idea. – Patrick Wilson

When you say fear of the unknown, that is the definition of fear fear is the unknown, fear is what you do not know, and its genetically within us so that we feel safe. We feel scared of the woods because were not familiar with it, and that keeps you safe. – M. Night Shyamalan

Theres always an element of fear that you need to work a lot until people get sick and tired of you or finally figure out that youre a fraud after all! – Ben Stiller

Id like to jump out of a plane. I have a fear of heights Id like to face. – Freida Pinto

Studios, because they are investing a great deal of money in movies, they want a guarantee that when they hire somebody that person can deliver for them. Everything is fear based, so they pigeonhole people. But Ive written everything, from Westerns to sci-fi to dramedy, Ive done it all. – Melissa Rosenberg

I decided to make Captain America because I realized I wasnt doing the film because it terrified me. You cant make decisions based on fear. – Chris Evans

China, in the future, is going to have even more nuclear capability than it has had in the past. I dont believe that they have anything to fear from the United States, and I frankly dont believe they do fear the United States. – Paul Wolfowitz

I play with a fear of letting people down. Thats what motivates me. – Jonny Wilkinson

Theres a connection between the advances that are made in technology and the sense of primitive fear people develop in response to it. – Don DeLillo

Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them – maybe thats what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World. – Oliver Stone

I like normal stuff people fear – like spiders and heights. Im frightened by the unknown, by things that are hard to figure out and get a grip on. – Haley Joel Osment

I think theres a lot projected on beautiful women, period. At least, maybe this is just my fear, but I do sometimes feel dismissed before Ive even been allowed to participate. I have moments of feeling really wounded. But I am pretty optimistic, and I do enjoy a lot of my life. – Shalom Harlow