People react to fear, not love—they don’t teach that in Sunday school, but it’s true.
—Richard Nixon, 1975
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Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
—Solomon ibn Gabirol, 1050An ugly sight, a man who’s afraid.
—Jean Anouilh, 1944Fear is the foundation of most governments.
—John Adams, 1776The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
—Oscar Wilde, 1891Dread attends the unknown.
—Nadine Gordimer, 1998Who lives in fear will never be a free man.
—Horace, 19 BCWar is fear cloaked in courage.
—William Westmoreland, 1966Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
—Albert Camus, c. 1940Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.
—Robert Benchley, 1935Suffering has its limit, but fears are endless.
—Pliny the Younger, c. 108I wants to make your flesh creep.
—Charles Dickens, 1837I am a living symbol of the white man’s fear.
—Winnie Mandela, 1985