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“Even after I had determined that there was no physiological cause, and that I was no more insane than most of my fellow men, the fears persisted. It was a defect, illness, or deformity that had to be hidden from "normal" people.”
Robert Monroe (1915–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That Muslim is not praiseworthy who worships and keeps fasts, but he is to be praised in whose scroll of destiny no sin is recorded during the course of a lifetime. And when that stage is reached he fears God and maintains humility.”
Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani (963–1033) said by 1033 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[T]he present generation is too frightened by the magnitude of time and space revealed by geology and astronomy, and has been so conditioned by four centuries of nature worship that it feels only its insignificance, and fears even to contemplate such an endeavour as weather control.”
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov (1828–1903) said by 1903 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beyond the rush of anger, beyond all preconceptions, past the noise of our fears - oh, something connects us all right here!”
Ike Moriz (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I know, moreover, that millions who escaped the purge were maimed in their minds and wounded in their spirits by the fears and the brutalities amidst which they lived. For sheer scale, I know of nothing in all human history to compare with this purposeful and merciless persecution in which tens of million Russians suffered directly or indirectly.”
Victor Kravchenko (1905–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I often think of others who hunger and thirst for something more, for whom the Catholic Church is a very intimidating but compelling presence. They must overcome misunderstandings about what the Catholic Church teaches, and fears about what it might mean to live in the Catholic Church. Patient pastoral work can resolve much of this.”
Jeffrey N. Steenson (born 1952) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Seeking the pearl of great price (October 22, 2009)
“All church leaders agreed that the fears of the church members were not unfounded.”
Sebastian Tudu (born 1967) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bangladeshi Christians Skip Traditional Christmas Midnight Mass (24 December 2015) Voice of America
“As priests while fearing and paying attention to the Covid virus, let's not let our fears paralyze us in action, forgetting the people who need us. Do not hesitate to face the challenges posed by the pandemic with courage, but go towards the faithful showing mercy and compassion”
Marlo Peralta (born 1950) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In the pandemic, the path is compassion (23 September 2021) Fides News Agency
“My advice to women all the time is:"If you want a certain future, go out and create it. Conquer your fears as that is what enslaves most women. Opportunities are now galore. We just need to roll up our sleeves, lift our feet, and walk through the door as no one will carry us.”
Divine Ndhlukula (born 1960) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lioness of Africa, 19 October 2017https://www.lionessesofafrica.com/blog/2017/10/19/quote-of-the-day-by-divine-ndhlukula
“Conquer your fears as that is what enslaves most women”
Divine Ndhlukula (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you want a certain future, go out and create it. Conquer your fears as that is what enslaves most women. Opportunities are now galore. We just need to roll up our sleeves, lift our feet, and walk through the door as no one will carry us.”
Divine Ndhlukula (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have ensured that I aligned their personal goals with their business goals and that makes everybody go in tandem with each other. I try to know almost all my 4,000 employees: their families, their aspirations, their worst fears and so on”
Divine Ndhlukula (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In making our blue-print of the coming new world, it will be advisable for us to proceed without the slightest regard... for what is apparently possible or for existing conditions, so that present habits of thought and inhibiting fears do not hamper our vision in any way.”
Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The media no longer hesitate to whip up lurid anxieties in order to increase sales, in the process undermining social confidence and multiplying fears.”
A. C. Grayling (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No hard feelings, no tears, no pain. No hard feelings, no fears remain. I could see you slowly drifting away like a vision into the wall but I've got no hard feelings, I've got no feelings at all. No hard feelings, no cold goodbyes. No hard feelings, too old and wise. "And what happened to forever?", they say, "A lifetime seems so small." But I've got no hard feelings, I've got no feelings at all.”
John Miles (1949–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Locked up with freedom you don't want at all, in crowds there is no-one to turn to. Down, when you're high, is a long way to fall, and all the mistakes you won't learn through. Time is for ever, and no one can say time shows, love goes Only the fears as you go through the years till the last sand of time blows away. Till last sand of time blows away.”
John Miles (1949–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you lose someone so young, how do you start again? You can't run and hide from the world outside and you lock yourself in, wonder where to begin: it multiplies the pain. When you lose someone so young, how do you start again? As time goes by and tears run dry and hope appears in place of fears it takes away the pain.”
John Miles (1949–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I was a lawyer, I quickly came to realize I was more comfortable sitting on the floor, creating sculptures than I was sitting in a boardroom, negotiating contracts. My own personal conflicts and fears, coupled with a deep desire for overall happiness, paved the way to becoming a full-time, working artist.”
Nathan Sawaya (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My favorite subject is the human form. A lot of my work suggests a figure in transition. It represents the metamorphosis I am experiencing in my own life. My pieces grown out of my fears and accomplishments, as a lawyer and as an artist, as a boy and as a man.”
Nathan Sawaya (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What I have witnessed and documented over the past decade is technology’s godlike power to infect each of us with a virus of lies, pitting us against one another, igniting, even creating, our fears, anger, and hatred, and accelerating the rise of authoritarians and dictators around the world.”
Maria Ressa (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Journalists, the old gatekeepers, are one side of the coin. The other is technology, with its god-like power that has allowed a virus of lies to infect each of us, pitting us against each other, bringing out our fears, anger and hate, and setting the stage for the rise of authoritarians and dictators around the world.”
Maria Ressa (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...he who does nothing fears nothing. I have no reason to hide, why hide?”
Martha Yujra (born 1964) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cinco ministros de Áñez están fuera del país, dos presos y uno en la clandestinidad" in Página Siete (2 June 2021)
“Men make promises according to their hopes and keep them according to their fears.”
L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There's nothing like a nostalgia trip to make you feel alien from both your past and your present. You also see what's static in you, what you hadn't the courage or strength to change, and all your old fears, the ones you still carry. The disappointment of your failure is palpable. It's terrible to go around bumping into yourself like that.”
Steve Toltz (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's never something easy to do to overcome your fears and talk about them in the public space. By TswaLebs April 27, 2020, 01:00pm TswaLebs, retrieved 10 November 2022.”
Khumo Kgwaadira (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m waking up this morning Grateful for the gift of one more day The light of hope is dawning It fills my heart and lifts my fears away Sometimes there’s a miracle just beyond the pain When you can see the rainbow in the rainLive on, live on Brighter skies will come again Cry the tears you cry and then live on, live on Love is all we leave when we are gone Live on.”
Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“While organizing new members we preach to them to be independent, to lose their fears and openly express themselves and demand their rights; so here I am practicing what I am preaching and am openly expressing my views to you, Mr. President.”
Rose Pesotta (1896–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The only thing the West fears today is the possibility of Russia using its tactical nuclear weapons.”
Igor Korotchenko (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Confronting money fears is the right way to conquering them.”
Arese Ugwu (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If the idea of women organising autonomously is transphobic you are walking into a cul-de-sac, which absolutely traps people in boxes that benefit the patriarchy. Because there is nothing the patriarchy fears more than women who no longer rely on male authority.”
Suzanne Moore (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My personal goal in my public life is to try to replace the old pervasive stereotypes and myths about Latinas with a much more interesting set of realities. Every time I give a reading, I hope the stories I tell, the dreams and fears I examine in my work, can achieve some universal truth which will get my audience past the particulars of my skin color, my accent, or my clothes.”
Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The greatest victory is the one fought against your own doubts and fears.”
Caster Semenya (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It has been great so far, God has been great. I have been able to overcome my fears and I have discovered my abilities.”
Laura Ikeji (born 1988) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Laura speaking on her career in 2018
“We are the extrusions of your unconscious mind-your worst fears made flesh.”
Martha Shelley (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was a brand new venture that freaked me out because in Rwanda’s society, a woman standing in front of people trying to do what they expect to be a man’s job, is scary. I had to overcome my fears and take on the challenge.”
Miss Jojo (born 1983) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Confidence is from Within: Miss JOJO. NewTimes Rwanda (September 27,2026)
“Never act on impulse, plan, first think it through, then act with a determination, not to be turned aside by thoughts of the past and fears of the future.”
Ronke Odunsanya (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I did not know one day l would be able to talk about my secret because l thought nobody actually cares. I later realized l will not be helping anybody and am thankful about it. You can actually face your fears and conquer them at the same time, that is what l chose to do. Just do you, Just do what you love. Don’t do it because people are going to look at you and think that you are a woman.”
Nse Ikpe-Etim (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's important for us as scientific researchers to engage in some dialogue with the people and Government to help create understanding of biotechnology issues and allay fears.”
Idah Sithole-Niang (born 1957) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Prof Idah Sithole talks on New drive to promote biotechnology,(September 18,2013)
“With an actor carrying our frustrations, fears, desires and hopes, we can let go of the fight- at least for a little while. The role of an actor in society should not be underestimated”
Eliane Umuhire (born 1986) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: July is promising to be a busy month for local actor, dancer and dance instructor Eliane Umuhire. As a member of the Mashirika Performing Arts and Media Company, she will be part of the cast of ‘Imbabazi’, the musical b…
“The things I couldn’t tolerate broke my heart and spirit. It literally killed me but it fixed my vision. I hope that someday, that special someone that I can submit to, someone that I cannot live without would find me and conquer my fears. For now, I am very happy just doing me and concentrating on me for the very first time in my life.”
Moyo Lawal wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whether we jump or are pushed, or the edge of the known world just crumbles at our feet, we fall, spinning into someplace new and unexpected. Despite our fears of falling, the gifts of the world stand by to catch us.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Creation stories offer a glimpse into the worldview of a people, of how they understand themselves, their place in the world, and the ideals to which they aspire. Likewise, the collective fears and deepest values of a people are also seen in the visage of the monsters they create.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But in reality I know that history is nothing more than the after shock of men’s fears and rages and the wars those two feelings create. It’s a tidal wave that swallows worlds whole and leaves nothing behind. (Chapter 6, p170)”
Linda Hogan (writer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When one "steals" a dress code from another gender, one is crossing a line in this country and walking into the realm of irrational fears living in people's minds.”
Luz María Umpierre (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What you’ll find here is, I hope, a reflection of that freedom. The story you will read today is the truth as I worked for three months to find, with no pressure from a publisher, editors or peers to make it hew to certain lines of thought—or pare it back to assuage their fears. Substack simply means reporting is back . . . unfiltered and unprogrammed—just the way I like it.”
Seymour Hersh (born 1937) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“America’s political fears were real: Putin would now have an additional and much-needed major source of income, and Germany and the rest of Western Europe would become addicted to low-cost natural gas supplied by Russia—while diminishing European reliance on America.”
Seymour Hersh (born 1937) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Because she fears the past she distrusts the future — it, too, will turn into the past.”
Cynthia Ozick (born 1928) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That was how evil spoke. It made its own corrupt sense; it swore that the good were evil, and that evil had come to save mankind. It brought up ancient fears and scattered them on the street like pearls. To fight what was wicked, magic and faith were needed. This was what one must turn to when there was no other option.”
Alice Hoffman (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I conceive work, I always want it to deal with three elements of human fears: suffering, pain and the priority of our existence.”
Marina Abramović (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that the image I create must contain within it everything man concerns himself with: his hopes, his fears, his tears. And I find that a great deal of the imagery in use today precludes most of these concerns.”
Ben Shahn (1898–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source