Many of the quests for status symbols—the hot automobile, the best table in a restaurant or a private chat with the boss—are shadowy reprises of infant anxieties. . . . The larger office, the corner space, the extra window are the teddy bears and tricycles of adult office life. By Willard Gaylin Anxiety, Status, Wise
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges. By Sir Walter Scott Anxiety, Fear
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. By Robert Frost Anxiety, Fear, Funny
None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear. By Marshal Foch Anxiety, Fear, Life, Positive, Uplifting
A fool without fear is sometimes wiser than an angel with fear. By Lady Nancy Astor Anxiety, Fear, Fools, Wise
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement. By Jimmy Carter Achievement, Anxiety, Fear
A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards. By Jean Paul Friedrich Richter Anxiety, Courage, Cowardice, Fear
To defend one’s self against fear is simply to ensure that one will, one day, be conquered by it; fears must be faced. By James Baldwin Anxiety, Fear, Inspirational, Positive, Uplifting
When you don’t have any money, the problem is food. When you have money, it’s sex. When you have both, it’s health. If everything is simply jake, then you’re frightened of death. By J. P. Donleavy Anxiety, Death, Fear
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. By Franklin D. Roosevelt Achievement, Anxiety, Fear, Life, Quotable