The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't love enough. Nothing else really counts at all.
Ted HughesA kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid any more.
John SteinbeckMastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
Lao TzuAll men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life.
Herman MelvilleIn order for a thing to be horrible it has to suffer a change you can recognize.
Ray BradburyTags: fear
Don't they get afraid, then?"
"They have a religion for that.
Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can’t simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment. We feel that someone else knows what's going on, but that there's something missing in us, and therefore something is lacking in our world.
Pema ChödrönIt's because you're scared that there's danger.
But could she manage not to be scared anymore?
Tags: fear
Mental clarity ain't for the faint of heart.
Katerina Stoykova KlemerTags: fear mental-clarity
No power so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
Edmund BurkeTags: fear
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