Fear of Consequence Quotes

Virtue without terror is powerlessness.

It's the fear of what comes after the doing that makes the doing hard to do.

Do I dare disturb the universe?

Mice are everywhere at Westminster but many MPs, including me, did not report them because we were afraid of their possible fate.

Chris: I don't know why it is, but every time I reach out for something I want, I have to pull back because other people will suffer.

If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin.

I used to have nightmares when I was a little kid that I woke up prematurely and opened all the Christmas presents. And then I would be so relieved when I woke up and I realized that I hadn't done it.

It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life, and if you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, then your life will be safe, expedient and thin.

Another parent's different approach raises the possibility that you've made a mistake with your child. We simply can't tolerate that because we fear that any mistake, no matter how minor, could have devastating consequences. So we proclaim the superiority of our own choices. We've lost sight of the fact that people have preferences.

No man would set a word down on paper if he had the courage to live out what he believed in.