Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil.
We can't be brave without fear.
And why should it not be terrifying? A little terror, in my view, is good for the soul, when it is terror in the face of a noble object.
Without fear there cannot be courage.
The best thing about fear is that it provides a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate courage.
If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.
As long as we are alive, we feel fear. It is an intrinsic part of our makeup, as natural as a bitter cold winter day or the winds that rip branches off trees. If we resist it or push it aside, we miss a powerful opportunity for awakening.
I find my greatest strength in wanting to be strong. I find my greatest bravery in deciding to be brave. I don't know if I've ever realized it before,[...] I think we both realize it now. If there's no feeling of fear, then there's no need for courage.
Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. I've seen it. It's fascinating." He releases me but doesn't pull away, his hand grazing my jaw, my neck. "Sometimes I just...want to see it again. Want to see you awake.
The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If I'm afraid of it, then I want to do it.
I’ve discovered that my best work comes from the uncomfortable but fruitful feeling of not having a clue – of being worried, secretly afraid, even convinced that I’m on the wrong track.
The thing we fear we bring to pass.
When you learn to harness the power of your fears it can take you places beyond your wildest dreams.
The problem is not getting rid of fear, but using it properly.
Everyone's frightened. It's how you deal with that fear. It's very, very powerful. And what you've got to do is get it as a tailwind instead of a headwind. And that's a little bit of a judo trick in your mind. And once you learn that, fear starts to excite you. Because you know that you are going to enter into something and try it and risk.
Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured. Without it, we wouldn't even know what it means to be brave.
I think fear is a very healthy motivator.
No one's fearless. We're all full of fear. But can your fear guide you or lean into it, embrace it.
You can't have bravery without fear...
You cannot be brave without fear.
The more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul.
Fear is an instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions.
God can use the fear that grips the hearts of men today to point them to eternal truths- the truth of God's eternal judgment, and the truth of His eternal love.
