„Having always lived in fear of being surprised by the worst, I have tried in every circumstance to get a head start, flinging myself into misfortune long before it occurred.“

— Emil M. Cioran

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„We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.“
— Marilyn Monroe
„The worst of all fears is the fear of living“
— Theodore Roosevelt
„April 27. Incapable of living with people, of speaking. Complete immersion in myself, thinking of myself. Apathetic, witless, fearful. I have nothing to say to anyone - never.“
— Franz Kafka
„I will live to make myself not feared.“
— Catherine the Great
„Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.“
— Jean Paul Sartre
„Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.” Tell this to everyone—“Have no fear.”“
— Swami Vivekananda
„I fear being like everyone I hate, I fear failure, I fear losing control. I love balancing between chaos and control with everything I do. I always have a fear of going one way or another, getting lost in something, or losing everything to get lost in. And I fear being a completely acceptable sheep in society.“
— Marilyn Manson
„I have such a fear of finding another like myself, and such a desire to find one! I am so utterly lonely, but I also have such a fear that my isolation be broken through, and I no longer be the head and ruler of my universe.“
— Anaïs Nin
„There is nothing more liberating than having your worst fear realized.“
— Conan O'Brien