John Mackey

Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil; but its duty, like that of other passions, is not to overbear reason, but to assist it. It should not be suffered to tyrannize

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absense of fear.

Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn’t.

Don’t be afraid of fear. Because it sharpens you, it challenges you, it makes you stronger; and when you run away from fear, you also run away from the opportunity to be your best possible self.

Fear is a useless emotion. Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

There is only one universal passion fear.

I fear chiefly lest my expression may not be extravagant enough, may not wander far enough beyond the narrow limit of my daily experience, so as to be adequate to the truth of which I have been convinced. Extravagance! it depends on how you are yarded.

I am pretty fearless. You know why? Because I don’t handle fear very well; I’m not a good terrified person.

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

My greatest fear is getting bored.

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.