#fear

There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who fears or dislikes the United States. ↗

— Preston Manning

#american #canadian #definition #dislikes #fears

In the ring, I never really knew fear. ↗

— Rocky Marciano

#i #knew #never #really #ring

People get so frightened for no reason, but I'll tell you, to live with no purpose is a far more frightening proposition... You bring yourself to say yes when you always thought the only possible answer was no, and your whole world changes. ↗

— Liz Rosenberg

#philosophy-of-life #purpose #change

The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what I've written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

#book #certain #challenge #chosen #criticize

It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly. ↗

— Margaret Mead

#based #behavior #cowardly #eternal #ethical

Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death. ↗

— Gavin de Becker

#fear #feminism #gender #men #rape

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#life

There is no passion so contagious as that of fear. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#fear #passion

it was like trying to see a shadow in the dark. ↗

— Melissa Andrea

#fear #fears #inspiring #see #seeing

Forty years ago this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam and millions died. I fear we're 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 I've done some damn good here! ↗

— Errol Morris

#ago #country #damn #died #done