Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.

Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.