Even as we enumerate their shortcomings, the rigor of raising children ourselves makes clear to us our mothers incredible strength. We fear both. If they are not strong, who will protect us? If they are not imperfect, how can we equal them?

When someone says that I am angry it is actually a compliment. I have not always been direct with my anger in my relationships, which is part of why I do write about it in my songs because I had such fear around expressing anger as a woman.

The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice.

No one should have to choose between medicine and other necessities. No one should have to use the emergency room every time a child gets sick. And no one should have to live in constant fear that a medical problem will become a financial crisis.

Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result.

It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.

I expect nothing. I fear no one. I am free.

So the Marine Corps really did teach me to conquer fear, and then to go for higher causes, higher purposes.

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.

Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.

I just want my family to be safe. Because I am sometimes polarizing, I fear for their safety.

To overcome a fear, here is all you have to do: realize the fear is there, and do the action you fear anyway.

To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it is very easy in this game to believe you are something special.

I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we are lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it is worse than fear - it is active disengagement.

A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.

When you are 16 there is no fear whatsoever. As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.

Let us banish fear.

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

When a match has equal partners then I fear not.