Samuel Daniel Quotes

By looking at the difference between perceived danger and actual danger, you can fundamentally change your reaction.

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.

There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational- or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't.

It seemed his demon couldn't tell the physical difference between when he was in danger and when he was "in" Danger.

Fear is the most powerful enemy of reason.

Although fear in the right dosage and under the right circumstance protects us ... imaginary fear offers straitjackets instead of lifejackets, nooses instead of safety nets.

You have decided being scared is caused mostly by thinking.

It is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as many believe

Virtually everything is dangerous if you are afraid.

Now the amygdala is our early warning detector, our danger detector. It sorts and scours through all of the information looking for anything in the environment that might harm us. So given a dozen news stories, we will preferentially look at the negative news.

Apprehension is natural, but it must not be concluded that it is a threat. Certainly not.

Horror, for me, is not defined by the thing that provokes one's fear, but the human being who has contact with it.

It is nearly always invisible dangers that are the most terrifying.

Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.

I don't believe in letting fear dictate what you do, but that doesn't mean you don't feel afraid or frightened. I think it's normal and healthy to be afraid in situations.

We keep the negative stuff because it's the negative stuff that's going to, you know, potentially kill us. That fin in the water - maybe it is a shark. That yellow thing behind the tree - maybe it is a lion. You need to be scared.

Fears are all psychological. Being afraid of death, loss of a loved one and disfigurement are all powered by your mind, and that's very powerful stuff.

Fears don't exist in isolation. They tend to rise and fall depending on what people think they can do about them.

I'm still afraid of things, obviously - we're human. But I like that feeling of being afraid.

FEAR is an acronym in the English language for 'False Evidence Appearing Real'.

I’ve learned that fear is simply an illusion based on past experiences that we project into the present and onto the future.

Pain is superficial, and therefore fear is. The torments of martyrdoms are probably most keenly felt by the by-standers.

Once fear enters your life - it will take you in one of two directions: empowerment or panic.

Fear is the most costly of all the human emotions, even though most fears have no foundation in fact.

The understanding of fear cures fear.