Oscar Wilde Quotes

We fear the past, present and future. We fear the unknown, we fear not having enough, losing what we have, not having what we want. We fear what will become of us and those that we care for. We fear what others think of us and what they don't think of us. We fear, fear, fear and therefore we are controllable through the manipulation of all that we fear. The present War on Terror is the War of Fear. No Fear, no control.

I think sometimes my controlling instincts came out of a fear of other people.

It is just down to confidence. When I haven't got any, I hate playing the game.

I always have positive intentions.

I always think I'm terrible. So it's always a relief when I find out that I wasn't. I've had roles where I realized that I was in way over my head - and that is my biggest fear.

A lot of people are scared. It's the way you're raised. The way you've been told your whole life, that you've got to do this and that. Get a job, go to school. So, a lot of people are scared to just do what they really want. They're worried about what people will think and stuff like that. It's just fear.

And my fear of failure has been lifelong and deep. If you are what you do- and I think my parents may have accidentally given me this idea- and you do poorly, what then? It’s over; you’re wiped out. All those prophecies you heard in the dark have come true, and people can see the real you, see what a schmendrick you are, what a fraud.

I'm a woman who carries around all these layers of fear and vulnerability.

Words can't describe how one would feel in that moment after doing a test for something you really want but in your heart you don't think you have a chance of getting.

My great fear has always been complete and utter failure. Hence, you see, all the dispossessed people in my fiction, and why I try to earn as much money as I can. It's a defense. I don't enjoy it or do anything with it.

People are afraid of things they don't understand. They don't know how to relate. It threatens their security, their existence, their career, image.

I'm anxious about work, the future, friendships, past relationships... I'm just one of those people that, whatever I'm doing, it's a big worry.

Fear has been my biggest friend. Fear of the unknown. Whenever I've been afraid, I've been very self-protective.

It's hard for me to be happy because I'm always worried about something going awry or what could happen to screw it up. It's hard for me to sit and look around, going, 'Ah, I'm really happy.' I'm not that kind of person.

I know there's a big bad world out there, but I rarely come across it.

Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.

In a weird way, I'm always going to ground myself. I'm an insecure kind of pessimist, but I'm always kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.

We live in a constant fear that our shortcomings will be exposed to family, to friends and to the world.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

We promise according to our hopes; we fulfill according to our fears.

To a certain extent, I think I've tried to train myself to not dive too deep into things or get my hopes too way up, because the fear of disappointment and whatnot is only natural.

When we have built up armor against all the bad things we think might happen in the world, we have a false sense of protection and have only built up isolation.

When things are going good, I get nervous.

I'm terrorized by a fear of failure. Failure is always there.