David Gemmell Quotes
...the baresark loses all fear; his method is all-out attack, and invariably he takes his opponent with him even if he falls.
Quotes to Explore
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I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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We fear our passage will be attended with difficulties by reason of the great number of passingers which are one hundred and eighty and upwards in number.
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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
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Yes, there is a terrible moral in 'Dorian Gray' - a moral which the prurient will not be able to find in it, but it will be revealed to all whose minds are healthy. Is this an artistic error? I fear it is. It is the only error in the book.
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One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.
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Nothing is really typical of my efforts... I'm simply casting about for better ways to crystallise and capture certain strong impressions (involving the elements of time, the unknown, cause and effect, fear, scenic and architectural beauty, and other seemingly ill-assorted things) which persist in clamouring for expression.
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The fear that individuality will be crushed out by the growing 'tyranny' of standardization is the sort of myth which cannot withstand the briefest examination.
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Fain would I climb, yet fear I to fall.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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We are now in the 21st century: all books, including the Koran, should be fair game for flushing down the toilet without fear of violent reprisal.
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It's not diversity that is going to destroy us, but fear of diversity.
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We have nothing to fear but fear itself... and, of course, the boogieman.
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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
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Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There is nothing here to fear but only something to desire.
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The competitive nature of most mums and dads is astounding. The fear they instil in our promising but sensitive Johnny is utterly depressing. We need a parental cultural revolution.
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Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people to suppose that a piece of material covering the hair strips a woman of the ability to speak English, pursue a career, work a remote control.
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Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check.
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Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.
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Running anywhere, blindly, hating the echo of her footsteps in the silence of the empty streets, Florentine fled from her own fear, fled from herself.
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It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.
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Our energies are often stimulated by the necessity of supporting a being weaker than ourselves.
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I actually like pole dancing! It gives you so much confidence. I never thought I'd do it, but now I'm really into it.
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...the baresark loses all fear; his method is all-out attack, and invariably he takes his opponent with him even if he falls.
