“Find what you are afraid of, face it, and then you won't be afraid of it anymore.” 
― Marilyn Manson

“She knew that was not an honest prayer, and she did not linger over it. The right prayer would have been, Lord . . . I am miserable and bitter at heart, and old fears are rising up in me so that everything I do makes everything worse.” 
― Marilynne Robinson

“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self acceptance opened.” 
― Shannon L. Alder

“Fear is a weakness. It makes a person lose her nerve and her cool. It makes people jumpy and organizations nervous, and when that happens, there is always a chance to take advantage.” 
― Ally Carter

“I often find that people confuse inner peace with some sense of insensibility whenever something goes wrong. In such cases inner peace is a permit for destruction: The unyielding optimist will pretend that the forest is not burning either because he is too lazy or too afraid to go and put the fire out.” 
― Criss Jami

“When you were in love, you knew no fear or hatred. When you were fearful, there was no possibility of love or hate. And when there was hate, there was only hate.” 
― Christopher Pike

“We are at our most powerful the moment we no longer need to be powerful.” 
― Eric Micha'el Leventhal

“We have nothing to fear but fear itself," Otto replied. "Oh, and a megalomaniacal headmaster, the world's deadliets assassin, giant mutated plant monsters, an international cartel of supervillains, and the security forces of every country on earth, but other than that...just fear.” 
― Mark Walden