Poll: Quotes to Help You Overcome Your Fears

Results of 178 votes:

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   Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)

    

   Walter White: I have spent my whole life scared. Frightened of things that could happen, might happen, might not happen. Fifty years I spent like that. Finding myself awake at three in the morning. Bu…
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   Franklin D. Roosevelt in History's Verdict (2013)

    

   Franklin D. Roosevelt: That the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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   Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)

    

   Sherlock Holmes: Fear is wisdom in the face of danger, it is nothing to be ashamed of.
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   Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)

    

   Dexter Morgan: There are no two stronger human emotions than fear and love. In many ways, they aren't so different. Both can make you do crazy things.
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   David Dawson in The Last Kingdom (2015)

    

   Alfred: Fear can be expelled with knowledge.
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   Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour (2017)

    

   Winston Churchill: If you are fearful and do not change your mind about fear, then you are paralyzed by fear.
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   Heather Graham in Twin Peaks (1990)

    

   Annie Blackburn: Hiding from your fear doesn’t make your fear go away.
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   Ben McKenzie in Gotham (2014)

    

   James Gordon: Fear doesn’t need conquering. Fear tells you where the edge is. Fear is a good thing.
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   Lana Parrilla in Once Upon a Time (2011)

    

   Regina Mills: When we face our deepest fears, our true courage comes out.
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    Brandon Routh in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)

     

    Ray Palmer: There’s no bravery without fear.
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    Colin Farrell in Alexander (2004)

     

    Alexander: Conquer your fear, and I promise you, you will conquer death.
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    Marton Csokas in Into the Badlands (2015)

     

    Quinn: Fear, it’s the strongest human emotion bred into us for one purpose, to keep us alive. But it can also kill us, if we let it.
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    Chris Conner in Altered Carbon (2018)

     

    Poe: It is not our enemies that defeat us. It is our fear. Do not be afraid of the monsters. Make them afraid of you.
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    Caity Lotz in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)

     

    Sara Lance: If you want to harness your power, you need to learn to control your fear.
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    Grant Gustin in The Flash (2014)

     

    Barry Allen: Things aren’t always what they seem. Our fears can play tricks on us, making us afraid to change course, afraid to move on, but usually hidden behind our fears are second chances waiting …
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    Max Riemelt in Sense8 (2015)

     

    Wolfgang Bogdanow: Fear never fixed anything.
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    Charlotte Rampling in Dexter (2006)

     

    Dr. Vogel: I've always maintained that the greatest obstacle in life isn't danger, it's fear.
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    Shantel VanSanten in The Flash (2014)

     

    Patty Spivot: Fear is what holds people back from being who they should be.
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    Ellen Pompeo in Grey's Anatomy (2005)

     

    Meredith Grey: I don’t know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I’d have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decis…
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    David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

     

    Fox Mulder: The conquest of fear lies in the moment of its acceptance.
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    David Mazouz in Gotham (2014)

     

    Bruce Wayne: There’s nothing wrong with being afraid. Once you realize it’s normal, then you can put it in its place. Then you can act.
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    Boyd Holbrook in Narcos (2015)

     

    Steve Murphy: Nothing gives the fearful more courage than another’s fear.
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    Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

     

    Michael Burnham: Being afraid of everything means you learn nothing.
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    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in The Man in the High Castle (2015)

     

    Nobusuke Tagomi: Fear is never to be trusted.
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    Sonequa Martin-Green in Scavengers (2020)

     

    Michael Burnham: The only way to defeat fear is to tell it: No.