{"quotes":[{"text":"The origin behind myths and religion is human terror of annihilation. Human societies invented mythology and religion in order to militate against people’s fear of living a mortal life. People fear time as a destroyer of human happiness, human beings, and human societies.","author":"Kilroy J. Oldster","tags":["fear","fear-of-death","fear-of-unknown","mortality","mythology","myths","origin-myth","religion","religion-and-philoshophy"],"id":40091,"author_id":"Kilroy+J.+Oldster"},{"text":"Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear? Many of us cling to our fears, doubts, self-loathing or hatred because there is a certain distorted security in familiar pain. It seems safer to embrace what we know than to let go of it for fear of the unknown. (Narcotics Anonymous Book/page 33).","author":"Narcotics Anonymous","tags":["fear","fear-of-unknown","narcotics-anonymous","resentment"],"id":49186,"author_id":"Narcotics+Anonymous"},{"text":"Many times, the thought of fear itself is greater than what it is we fear.","author":"Idowu Koyenikan","tags":["fear","fear-of-death","fear-of-failure","fear-of-unknown","fear","fearful","fearless","fearless","fearlessness","fears","inaction","stagnant","stagnation"],"id":52448,"author_id":"Idowu+Koyenikan"},{"text":"The world doesn't change in front of your eyes, it changes behind your back.","author":"Terry Hayes","tags":["change","evolution","fear-of-unknown"],"id":81585,"author_id":"Terry+Hayes"},{"text":"Be strong and courageous. Fear not! God will grant you the strength to overcome any adversity.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["adventure-fantasy","adversity-and-attitude","adversity-inspirational","adversity","adversity-strength-achievement","attitude","attitude-toward-life","challenge-and-attitude","challenges","challenging-life","character","courage-fear-inspirational","courage-in-life","courage-to-be-oneself","courageous","difficult-times","difficulties-of-life","faith","fear-of-unknown","fear","fearless-bravery","fearless","god-s-grace","hard-times","inner-strength","inspirational","life-problems","motivational","obstacles","obstacles","power-of-god","problems-in-life","problems"],"id":92042,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Mounting tensions in Eastern Europe send shivers down the spine. Barely a quarter of a century after the end of the Cold War we seem to be sliding inexorably towards another.","author":"Alex Morritt","tags":["aggression","armageddon","armies","army","caucasus","caucasus-region","checkmate","checks-and-balances","cold-war","conflict-management","conflict-resolution","conflicts","cool-response","crimea","defence","defences","destruction-of-us","diplomacy","eastern-europe","eastern-european","end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it","error","errors","escalation","fear-of-unknown","fear","fears","fears-and-doubts","force","forces","forces-of-darkness","geopolitical-forces","geopolitical-tension","geopolitics","historical-perspective","history-repeating-itself","impasse","inexorably","international-community","international-relations","international-relationships","lack-of-judgement","learning-from-mistakes","lessons-learned","lessons-learned-in-life","lessons-of-life","live-and-learn","mexican-standoff","military","military-history","military","military-theory","moscow","moscow-rules","nato","nuclear-power","nuclear-proliferation","nuclear-threat","nuclear-weapons","one-upmanship","peace-on-earth","peace","peacemaker","political-commentary","political-quandary","political","politics-observation","poor-judgement","poor-leadership","power-struggle","power-struggles","quandary","red-army","regressing","regression","repeat-mistakes","repeated-mistake","repeating-the-past","rules-of-engagement","russia","russian-federation","sabre-rattling","shiver","shivers","sliding","soviet-occupation","soviet-russia","soviet-union","sphere-of-influence","spine-chilling","stalemate","standoff","struggles","super-powers","tension","treaty","troops","ukraine","warfare","warmonger","wars","weapons-of-mass-destruction"],"id":105706,"author_id":"Alex+Morritt"},{"text":"Fear and anxiety many times indicates that we are moving in a positive direction, out of the safe confines of our comfort zone, and in the direction of our true purpose.","author":"Charles F. Glassman","tags":["anxiety","comfort-zone","fear","fear-of-unknown","inspirational","inspirational","personal-development-insights","personal-growth","successful-living","wisdom"],"id":129431,"author_id":"Charles+F.+Glassman"},{"text":"I write romance stories and although I want it to be a beautiful work of art, I am afraid that I will live in the story I created in my mind. It's all in my mind I know, but sometimes, the romance becomes too ideal and realistic for me that I soon fall for the hero that was just a product of my imagination. I think that is both an fearful obstacle and a proof that somehow, you are succeeding to touch a reader's heart - even if it is yours.","author":"Nicholaa Spencer","tags":["-nicholaa-spencer","confusion","dream","fear","fear-of-unknown","heart","hero","imagination","live-in-the-moment","love","love-interest","nicholaa-spencer","obsession","obstacle","romance","romance-writers-of-america","romantic","writing"],"id":166690,"author_id":"Nicholaa+Spencer"},{"text":"For he or she that harbours no fear has never truly loved anything. You can only measure true love by the thought and fear of its loss.","author":"Chris Jirika","tags":["fear-of-unknown","feelings-of-weakness","motivational-inspirational"],"id":178687,"author_id":"Chris+Jirika"},{"text":"Book sense makes sense because someone has gone through it before and able to share it with you. Your job is to listen and discern.","author":"Germany Kent","tags":["business","experience","faith","fear-of-unknown","inspirational","inspirational","inspirational","life","life-lessons","life-philosophy","life","love","marriage","motivating","motivational","motivational-speaker","purpose-driven-life","relationships","social-media","success"],"id":185236,"author_id":"Germany+Kent"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":30,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}