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I've always been afraid of saying no to people because I don't want them to be disappointed and dislike me.

There's always going to be somebody who takes a dislike to you and you can't waste time worrying about it.

You have to be sincere in your feelings. And fear is one of those, sometimes; doubt is one of those; jealousy, anger - all your emotions are not going to be considered the strong emotions; all of them are not going to be love, happiness, joy.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.

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

Fear is just not a part of my life - so much so that if it's involved in somebody else's life and they're close to me, I won't be around them.

I have a dreadful fear that the more you try to prevent revealing the self, the more you do.

If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you.

Fear is the enemy. I distrust it. Any feeling or decision I make that might be motivated by fear I quickly reassess.