I let go of childhood fears. I am a secure, empowered human being. Votes: 3
For some men, life seems to be one long attempt to escape childhood and all the fears of childhood. That's what many of us are doing. Votes: 2
I'm really confident. I had a perfect childhood. I had perfect parents and grandparents. They just love me, simply. So I have no fears. Votes: 1
It's a universal truth that no parent wishes to acknowledge that the fear and phobias we are in thrall to in adulthood almost invariably connect back to childhood experiences. Votes: 1
As an actress, you're perpetually about to be unemployed. That fear - when you have two parents who worked 9-to-5 jobs and went through periods of being unemployed - is real. Those were not welcome times in my childhood. Votes: 1
My work in general involves getting over my fears that are deeply embedded since childhood: Fear of darkness, fear of dangerous activities in general, and fear of dirt - I had a considerable obsessive compulsive disorder as a child. Votes: 1
I was such a sullen, angry, sad kid. I'm sure there are writers who have had happy childhoods, but what are you going to write about? No ghosts, no fear. I'm very happy that I had an unhappy and uncomfortable childhood. Votes: 1
In Ronald Reagan's chaotic childhood, the imagination was armor. There is nothing unusual about that; transcending the doubts, hesitations, and fears swirling around you by casting yourself internally as the hero of your own adventure story is a characteristic psychic defense mechanism of the Boy Who Disappears. Votes: 1
I came from a very loving home, had a happy life with no great aspirations, but going to the seminary changed me. There was a chunk of my childhood missing. Once I'd realised it wasn't for me, I still felt a tremendous pressure to continue for fear of letting everybody down. Votes: 1
If you want to understand your parents more, get them to talk about their own childhood; and if you listen with compassion, you will learn where their fears and rigid patterns come from. Those people who 'did all that stuff to you' were just as frightened and scared as you are. Votes: 1
Tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil. Votes: 0
Childhood, who like an April morn appears, Sunshine and rain, hopes clouded o'er with fears. Votes: 0
Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers: the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures: âtis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil Votes: 0
The childhood of the individual and the race is full of fears, and panic-stricken attempts to avert what is feared by placating the gods with painful sacrifices. Votes: 0
Childhood is a short season. Votes: 5 Helen Hayes
Fears and doubts are oceans that barely fail to capsize all dreams that dare to sail in them. Votes: 3 Edmond Mbiaka