I wanted to be a ballerina so badly. You can be seen and take over the spotlight without speaking. I had a fear of speaking in public back then.
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.
But now having seen him which is invisible I fear not what man can do unto me.
My greatest fear is disappointing the reader, so each book has to be better than the one before.
I have an irrational fear that something bad is going to happen to me when I'm drinking out of a water fountain. I have no idea why.
The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
A lot of people would say 'sexy' is about the body. But to me, 'sexy' is a woman with confidence. I admire women who have very little fear.
In the '80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear - that if I didn't, people would soon forget about me.
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 like those crisis moments - if you're on top of it and don't get pulled under by panic and fear, it's a very bonding thing.
I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.
I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.
No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service.
I decided to make 'Captain America' because I realized I wasn't doing the film because it terrified me. You can't make decisions based on fear.
You pretend to be more eccentric than you actually are because you fear you are an interchangeable cog.
There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down.
I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it.
If we love God, do His will, and fear His judgment more than men's, we will have self-esteem.
The free nations of the world will not be pushed around by terrorist cowards whose goal is to spread fear and destruction and destroy our liberty and way of life.
There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case.
Communities of color don't understand what it means to be a police officer, the fear that police officers have in just being on the streets.
