what does "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." mean to you?
2007-01-14 05:49:56 · 3 answers · asked by kansascitychiefsca 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Fear is a debilitating state of mind which immobilizes anyone from action. So the quote means that the only thing we need be afraid of is the resulting immobility.
-MM
2007-01-14 06:03:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FDR has been credited with many fine quotes!
FEAR is a great subject; everyone experiences it one way or another. The goal is to confront our fears and eliminate them. In a way- fear is a nececessary "evil" it shows us our weakness and allows us to overcome them. Here are some other quotes on the subject, them shed a different light on the subject.
Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others. – Marianne Williamson
“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.”
“Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.”
“We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.”
“Truth fears no question.”
“If fear alters behavior, you're already defeated.”
“You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.” ~ Eric Hoffer
“What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.”
"Truth has nothing to fear from investigation”
“Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.”
2007-01-14 06:44:41 · answer #2 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I interpret it as fear being the inability to act, that not acting is the worst possible recourse.
2007-01-14 06:00:10 · answer #3 · answered by xtowgrunt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋