Feeling scared is a universal experience. It creeps into our lives, whether in big moments or small. But fear doesn’t have to paralyze us. Sometimes, the right words can help us face our fears.
In this article, you’ll find a collection of quotes about being scared. These quotes come from various voices, each offering a different perspective on fear. Let their wisdom guide and inspire you.
Inspirational Quotes to Overcome Fear
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Do not be afraid; our fate cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.” – Dante Alighieri
“Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Feel the fear and do it anyway.” – Susan Jeffers
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” – Joseph Campbell
“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” – Les Brown
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering.” – Yoda, ”Star Wars”
“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.” – Winston Churchill
“Do what you fear, and fear disappears.” – David Joseph Schwartz
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho
“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.” – Japanese Proverb
“Fear cuts deeper than swords.” – George R.R. Martin, “A Game of Thrones”
“Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.” – Frank Herbert, ”Dune”
“Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.” – Babe Ruth
“Fear has two meanings: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.” – Zig Ziglar
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” – Elbert Hubbard
“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.” – W. Clement Stone
“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield
Humorous Quotes About Being Scared
“I’m not afraid of werewolves or vampires or haunted hotels, I’m afraid of what real human beings do to other real human beings.” – Walter Jon Williams
“Sometimes I think the scariest part of growing up is realizing that you are your own worst nightmare.” – Unknown
“I told my fear to take a hike, and it said, ‘On second thought, I think I’ll stick around and watch you panic.'” – Unknown
“I’m so scary, even my own shadow flinches when it sees me!” – Unknown
“I’m not afraid of heights. I’m afraid of falling from heights and dying in a spectacularly embarrassing way.” – Unknown
“I don’t know what I’m afraid of more, the monsters under my bed or the pile of laundry under there.” – Unknown
“It’s a terrifying thing when your alarm clock becomes scarier than any monster movie you’ve ever seen.” – Unknown
“Courage is knowing what not to fear, but I’m still figuring out how not to fear my own reflection first thing in the morning.” – Socrates, probably
“I have a fear of speed bumps, but I am slowly getting over it.” – Unknown
“When life gives you lemons, be afraid, because life has never been known for its generosity.” – Unknown
“I’m afraid of the dark because that’s where all my unresolved childhood issues like to hang out.” – Unknown
“I’m not afraid of ghosts; I’m just concerned about their intentions.” – Unknown
“It’s not that I’m afraid to die; I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” – Woody Allen
“I think scary movies are giving me heart palpitations, or it’s just that time of the month again.” – Unknown
“I told fear to ‘go away,’ but it just asked me for directions to the nearest coffee shop so it could wait for me there.” – Unknown
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, and maybe that weird noise coming from the attic.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt (with a twist)
“I have this irrational fear of people who say ‘fear is irrational.'” – Unknown
“I tried to play it cool with fear, but it always topples my Jenga tower of calm.” – Unknown
“I’m not scared of the dark; I’m just suspicious of its motives.” – Unknown
“My bed is a magical place where I suddenly remember everything I was supposed to be afraid of.” – Unknown
“Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid, right before you scream like a banshee.” – Unknown
Quotes About Being Scared and Showing Bravery
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon
“Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.” – Bear Grylls
“Do not be afraid; our fate cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.” – Dante Alighieri, “Inferno”
“Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.” – Omar N. Bradley
“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.” – Japanese Proverb
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E.E. Cummings
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ’I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.” – Franklin P. Jones
“Even in the midst of the chaos, find the bravery to believe in your ability to overcome.” – Unknown
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain
“We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.” – Barbara De Angelis
“Don’t be afraid to be scared. Doing something scared is the bravest thing you can do.” – Sherrilyn Kenyon
“Feel the fear and do it anyway.” – Susan Jeffers
“It takes courage to step forward, even when the path is shrouded in shadows.” – Original
“it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the courage to live those years.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
“The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly.” – Corra Harris
“Bravery means finding something more important than fear.” – Original
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anaïs Nin
“Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.” – C. JoyBell C.
Famous Quotes on Fear and Courage
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“There’s only one thing we have to fear, and that is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela
“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela
“Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.” – Aristotle
“Fear cuts deeper than swords.” – George R.R. Martin
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Courage is knowing what not to fear.” – Plato
“It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them.” – David Viscott
“Do not be afraid; our fate cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.” – Dante Alighieri
“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” – Salvador Dali
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” – Jordan Belfort
“Fear does not stop death. It stops life.” – Naguib Mahfouz
“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.” – Japanese Proverb
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
Encouraging Quotes for When Youre Feeling Scared
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon
“Do not be afraid; our fate cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.” – Dante Alighieri, *The Divine Comedy*
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho, *The Alchemist*
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Do not be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.” – Japanese Proverb
“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott, *Little Women*
“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” – Jim Morrison
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” – Joseph Campbell
“Do the thing you fear the most, and the death of fear is certain.” – Mark Twain
“Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Feel the fear and do it anyway.” – Susan Jeffers
“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The fears we don’t face become our limits.” – Robin Sharma
“One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'” – Mary Anne Radmacher
“Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.” – German Proverb
“You are stronger than your fears; don’t let them control you.” – Anonymous
Closing Thoughts
Fear is a natural part of life. The quotes we’ve shared remind us that everyone feels scared sometimes, but it’s how we face that fear that defines us. Whether it’s taking a small step forward or finding strength in the words of others, we’re never alone in our feelings.
These quotes offer wisdom and comfort. Use them as motivation to keep pushing through your own fears. Next time you feel scared, think back to these quotes and let them guide you. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the determination to move forward in spite of it.
