“I only fear danger where I want to fear it.”
Source: The Metamorphosis
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Franz Kafka 266
author 1883–1924Related quotes
“I wanted to read immediately. The only fear was that of books coming to an end.”
Speech at the Opening of the Bandung Conference
From the Enchiridion (1640) of Francis Quarles.
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“I am so tired of fear. And I don’t want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on fear.”
2000s, To Live Beyond Our Fear (2007)
Context: Barack and I talked long and hard about this decision. You know, this wasn’t an easy decision for us, because we’ve got two beautiful little girls, and we have a wonderful life, and everything was going fine. And there was nothing that would have been more disruptive than a decision to run for President of the United States.
And as more people talk to us about it, I mean the question came up again and again. What people were most concerned about: they were afraid. It was fear. Fear, again, raising its ugly head, in one of the most important decisions we would make. Fear; fear of everything. Fear that we might lose. Fear that he might get hurt. Fear that this would be ugly. Fear that it would hurt our family. Fear.
But you know, the reason why I said yes was because I was tired of being afraid. I am tired of living in a country where every decision that we’ve made over the last ten years wasn’t for something, but it was because people told us we had to fear something. We had to fear people who looked different from us. Fear people who believed in things that were different from us. Fear of one another right here in our own backyards.
I am so tired of fear. And I don’t want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on fear.
Sec. 115
Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693)