“There can be no security where there is fear.”~Felix Frankfurter American jurist and United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter was born on this day in 1882.
“There can be no security where there is fear.”~Felix Frankfurter American jurist and United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter was born on this day in 1882.
“People are afraid, and when people are afraid, when their pie is shrinking, they look for somebody to hate. They look for somebody to blame. And a real leader speaks to anxiety and to fear and allays those fears, assuages anxiety.”~Henry Louis Gates American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates was born … Continue reading Random Quote for September 16, 2025
“Men! The only animal in the world to fear.”~D. H. Lawrence English novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, literary critic, travel writer, essayist, and painter D. H. Lawrence was born on this day in 1885.
“We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.”~John McCain American naval officer and statesman John McCain was born on this day in 1936.
“We have become a nation ruled by fear. Since the end of the Second World War, various political leaders have fostered fear in the American people—fear of communism, fear of terrorism, fear of immigrants, fear of people based on race and religion, fear of gays and lesbians in love who just want to get married … Continue reading Random Quote for May 13, 2025
“Man is not made better by being degraded; he is seldom restrained from crime by harsh measures, except the principle of fear predominates in his character; and then he is never made radically better for its influence.”~Dorothea Dix American nurse and social activist Dorothea Dix was born on this day in 1802.
“It's an unavoidable truth. Fear of life closes off more opportunities for us than fear of death ever does.”~Agnes Moorehead American actress Agnes Moorehead was born on this day in 1900.
“Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.”~Rita Levi-Montalcini Italian neurobiologist Rita Levi-Montalcini was born on this day in 1909.
“We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.” ~Christian Nestell Bovee American epigrammatic writer Christian Nestell Bovee was born on this day in 1820.
“I think what happens is when you have fear, fear translates into hatred.” ~Christine Leunens New Zealand-Belgian novelist Christine Leunens was born on this day in 1964.
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