Welcome to Panic Quotes, where we delve into the depths of human emotion and explore the various facets of panic through insightful and thought-provoking quotes. Panic, often regarded as an overwhelming feeling of fear or anxiety, is a universal human experience that can manifest in myriad situations, from the mundane to the extraordinary. Whether triggered by sudden events, uncertainty, or personal challenges, panic has the power to grip us tightly, altering our perception and behavior in profound ways.
In this curated collection, we bring together quotes from diverse sources – philosophers, authors, psychologists, and everyday individuals – to illuminate the complex nature of panic. Through these words, we aim to offer solace, understanding, and perhaps even inspiration to those who find themselves grappling with moments of panic in their lives. From poignant reflections on the nature of fear to empowering affirmations of resilience, the quotes gathered here encompass a wide spectrum of perspectives on panic and its impact on the human psyche. So, join us as we explore the labyrinth of panic through the lens of wisdom and insight.
Rip Rig & Panic was a milestone for me, and I’ve always been really thankful that I did that when I was 16. It saved me for when I suddenly became really successful later on. So even when my head’s been spinning like a banshee, my feet still feel held down to the ground. Neneh Cherry
Sometimes I’d literally show up at the gym having a panic attack, and my trainer would be like, ‘All right, let’s just go get breakfast.’ I can’t give enough credit to him… he was really there for me, and not just like a trainer where it’s like, ‘Well, come on, man, I gotta pump you up.’ He cared more about my mind and the state that I was in. Dylan O’Brien
You can make real food in 20, 30 minutes, but we’ve convinced ourselves that it is a rocket science. It’s a shame. It’s the media and the food industry: they’ve fed our panic around time. Michael Pollan
So the pie isn’t perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic. Martha Stewart
The whole wood seemed running now, running hard, hunting, chasing, closing in round something or – somebody? In panic, he began to run too, aimlessly, he knew not whither. Kenneth Grahame
During a few days’ halt near Vesontio for the provision of corn and other supplies, a panic arose from inquiries made by our troops and remarks uttered by Gauls and traders, who affirmed that the Germans were men of a mighty frame and an incredible valour and skill at arms. Julius Caesar
In the panic of 1819, the protectionists stressed the lack of consumer markets abroad and the necessity for building up a market at home. The inflationists, on the other hand, stressed the shortage of money capital available to manufacturers as a cause of the crisis. Murray Rothbard
The wisest rule in investment is: when others are selling, buy. When others are buying, sell. Usually, of course, we do the opposite. When everyone else is buying, we assume they know something we don’t, so we buy. Then people start selling, panic sets in, and we sell too. Jonathan Sacks
I’ve been through a lot of different situations, and the key thing I’ve learned is: Don’t panic. That’s the advice I give people. If anaphylaxis occurs, just do the necessary things. If it’s your first time, call and seek emergency assistance and find out exactly what’s happening. Get help. Adrian Peterson
So one reason the science educators panic at the first sign of public rebellion is that they fear exposure of the implicit religious content in what they are teaching. Phillip E. Johnson
I panic at parties. I don’t like talking absolutely nothing and pretending, so I’m quite odd socially. Mary Steenburgen
Anyone who’s suffered from panic attacks knows how frightening they are. Michael Ball
Social phobia, panic disorder… I’ve had panic disorder ever since I was young. Sulli
If I panic, everyone else panics. Kobe Bryant
Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic. Anais Nin
I think sometimes we underestimate just how vulnerable Israel is on the public-relations front. That’s why they spend so much money on propaganda. And that’s why they panic every time they feel like they’re losing the propaganda war. Norman Finkelstein
I’ve had a panic disorder since I was sixteen, and they always said that’s a subset of depression. And I’m like, ‘I don’t have depression.’ Duff McKagan
I like those crisis moments – if you’re on top of it and don’t get pulled under by panic and fear, it’s a very bonding thing. Bill Pullman
Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me. Ryan White
Panic! for me has been an outlet for nonchalant chaos. It gives me full ride to fulfill this dream that anything is possible because of this band. Brendon Urie
I think that was a moment of cool panic there. Ron Atkinson
I start sweating and shaking and having panic attacks if I am not at home. Daniel Johns
People were already beginning to forget, what horrible suffering the war had brought them. I did not want to cause fear and panic, but to let people know how dreadful war is and so to stimulate people’s powers of resistance. Otto Dix
I have this absurd syndrome where I get these out-of-the-blue, pathetic panic attacks. It’ll be in a very easy, simple scene when everything is going swimmingly, and then suddenly, bang, I’m shvitzing and can’t remember my lines. Hugh Grant
Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get is a total take-over of our lives. Polly Berrien Berends
The first thing you need to know, in order to establish some perspective and avoid panic, is that the violent government excesses we’re seeing today are far from unprecedented. L. Neil Smith
Fame made me develop a panic disorder. Sia
I always had a penchant for falling in love. Every time I found myself without a mate, I fell into a state of low-sizzling panic. Jane Fonda
Tapping therapy is absolutely brilliant. Stephen Gately from Boyzone, God rest his soul, told me about it. It’s just a little tap that focuses the mind away from that wave of panic and adrenalin that shoots into your body. Michael Ball
When I had my first panic attack, I believed that it was a heart attack. James Arthur
The panic attacks – I still have them. They started when I was around 8. They always have to do with my death. Patty Duke
There was no indication of panic. The broken files marched back in steady step. The effort was nobly made and failed from the blows that could not be fended. James Longstreet
When all this fame first comes, it’s like being hit by a giant wave. You panic and think if you can just calm down and see where it’s going, you’ll be okay. Then you become more relaxed. Julia Roberts
When a big company lays you off, they often give you a year’s salary to ‘go pursue a dream.’ If you’re stupid, you panic and get another job. If you’re smart, you take the money and use the time to figure out what you want to do next. Bruce Schneier
The only hope I can see for the future depends on a wiser and braver use of the reason, not a panic flight from it. F. L. Lucas
Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination. Christian Nestell Bovee
I often thought I was in the wrong business. I was pretty seriously thinking of tossing it in before I shot Shine. I do not know why. I was pretty restless, I had been through a bad period of stress induced anxiety – panic attacks – and I was not sure of what I wanted to do. Geoffrey Rush
Denial, panic, threats, anger – those are very human responses to feeling guilt. Joshua Oppenheimer
The more the panic grows, the more uplifting the image of a man who refuses to bow to the terror. Ernst Junger
Nothing prompts creativity like poverty, a feeling of hopelessness, and a bit of panic. Catherine Tate
Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished, the loaning of notes is restricted or suspended, and the panic follows. John Buchanan Robinson
We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic. Cullen Hightower
I write a lot because, if I don’t, I start to panic, and I calm down when I write. Theresa Rebeck
I don’t hide my feelings, but when it comes to illness, I guess I don’t panic. My father was the same way. I’m the provider for the family and the caretaker. If I panic, who is anybody going to run to? Curt Schilling
I would start with the most important thing a quarterback has to be: poised. If you panic in that pocket, you are no good. I don’t care what else is there; you have to be poised. Terry Bradshaw
The Panic of 1819 exerted a profound effect on American economic thought. As the first great financial depression, similar to a modern expansion-depression pattern, the panic heightened interest in economic problems, and particularly those problems related to the causes and cures of depressed conditions. Murray Rothbard
As I sit down and start to work, I often panic. I stare at the empty piece of music paper. How can I say that my piece will be ready for performance next January when I do not have a recipe for making it happen? Lukas Foss
A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent. John P. Kotter
The demons are innumerable, appear at the most inconvenient times, and create panic and terror. But I have learnt that if I can master the negative forces and harness them to my chariot, then they can work to my advantage. Ingmar Bergman
Positive psychology is not remotely intended to replace therapy or pharmacology. So when depressed, anxious or in panic or post-traumatic stress disorder, I am all for therapies that will work. Positive psychology is another arrow in the quiver of public policy and psychology through which we can raise wellbeing above zero. Martin Seligman
And if you’re not going to have a clear health threat, you don’t want to panic people. William Scranton
Oh, I had, ‘No one will ever fancy me!’ I had that well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. I don’t mind the way I’m ageing. No reason to panic just yet. I think I look my age, and that’s fine. Kate Winslet
I have lived through many major hurricanes during my lifetime: Camille, Frederic, and Ivan, to name just a very few. However, never have I seen destruction, panic, and fear on this massive scale. Jo Bonner
I do have panic attacks every time I go on stage so I’m really not sure why I put myself through this. Emma Bunton
Generals don’t panic; then the troops never panic. Shaquille O’Neal
I never panic when I get a wasp at my ear. As soon as you strike out, they’ll sting you. So just stay cool. Martin McGuinness
I had uncontrollable panic attacks and paralysing negative thoughts about anything and everything. Frankie Bridge
I’m constantly on the verge of a panic attack. Camille Rowe
When Mary arrived, I felt a mixture of emotions, including panic and overwhelming love. I felt a great sense of responsibility, not just towards my child but also towards her father. There have been many influences on my life, but that thing of finally becoming a family person was the greatest. Diana Quick
I still get thrilled by the energy that is a live performance, the fear and the panic and the electricity that happens on the night. I think jolting myself every once in a while with that fear is a good thing for me. Jane Krakowski
I had a year of panic attacks. I was feeling really pressured, like I could never do it again. With a first novel, you put things on hold because it takes so much mental energy and self-belief to keep on writing. Naomi Alderman
If they have covered your face with latex, you have to control yourself mentally so you won’t think. If you start thinking, you will succumb to panic. I had a bit of a cold, and frankly I didn’t have a good time. Meg Tilly
Don’t react with fear and panic in the face of debt collector threats. Talk to them and explain your situation. See if you can work out a compromise. Dave Ramsey
As every scuba diver knows, panic is your worst enemy: when it hits, your mind starts to thrash and you are likely to do something really stupid and self-destructive. Daniel Dennett
If the tenth of the population that is gay became visible tomorrow, the panic of the majority of people would inspire repressive legislation of a sort that would shock even the pessimists among us. Jane Rule
I tend to stay with the panic. I embrace the panic. Larry David
Despite what people think, I was such a rule follower at school. I loved the whole slacker look, like, ‘Hey, I don’t care, whatever,’ but if I didn’t turn my homework in, I would panic. Kristen Stewart
I get panic attacks about dying, it’s terrible. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and my brain goes ‘you’re going to die, you’re going to die, you’re going to die.’ Russell Howard
Someone may offer you a freshly caught whole large fish, like a salmon or striped bass. Don’t panic – take it! Julia Child
I’m no diva, so the idea of ‘rough-ing it’ in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides posed no panic in my heart. I’m a Swede. We are nature people. Ulrika Jonsson
I suffer panic attacks which has made me really conscious about my fitness and I have become addicted to jogging. It might sound odd but a lot of good has come out of it. My fans send letters saying they have taken up jogging because I do it. Ellie Goulding
I have tried to keep my eco-anxiety at bay, to box it into my working life. But every month this becomes more difficult. The rising sense of panic I feel is entirely rational; we should all be feeling it. But we can’t live with it through every hour of every day. George Monbiot
I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn’t going to be able to do it. William Petersen
The process of rewriting is enjoyable, because you’re not in that existential panic when you don’t have a novel at all. Rose Tremain
I do think about aging. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can’t worry about it too much. Jennifer Garner
Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation. Graham Greene
I sometimes wonder how we’re short of cod. There’s gonna be a load deep down that are hiding. But it’s a good reason to put the price up, and it means a load of people will have haddock. They should tell people they’re running out of all sorts. Make ’em panic a bit. Karl Pilkington
Since I was a young kid, I have always been calm on the ball. That comes down to awareness as well. When you have good awareness and you know what’s going on around you, you don’t need to panic. There is no point. It just makes things worse. You have to stay calm, cool, and collected. Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Being alone with fear can rapidly turn into panic. Being alone with frustration can rapidly turn into anger. Being alone with disappointment can rapid turn into discouragement and, even worse, despair. Mark Goulston
I started to get quite bad panic attacks when I was in my late teens, and I began running because I wanted to do everything I could before going down the medical route. Chloe Madeley
I work best after the deadline has passed, when I’m in a panic. Tony Kushner
The most famous and one of the most thoroughgoing opponents of bank credit was Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson reacted to the panic of 1819 as a confirmation of his pessimistic views on banks. Murray Rothbard
I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act. Greta Thunburg
Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options. Simon Sinek
Sometimes I panic to the point where I don’t know what I’m thinking or doing. I have a full anxiety attack. I have them all the time anyway, but with auditioning, it’s bad. Dakota Johnson
There is a kind of fear, approaching a panic, that’s spreading through the Baby Boom Generation, which has suddenly discovered that it will have to provide for its own retirement. Ron Chernow
I became bitter, hard, cold. I was always on a panic – couldn’t buy clothes or a good place to live. Charlie Parker
Writing a novel is a huge adventure; when it’s going well it’s more fun than fun. When it stutters to a halt put it aside. Go for a swim, go for a walk, take a week off. Don’t panic or be afraid; you and your characters are in it together. Trust them to come to your rescue. Deborah Moggach
When I was growing up, it was the religious conservatives that had the moral panic about music and swear words. Tim Pool
There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication – and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips. Earl Campbell
The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself. Emanuel Celler
Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation. Vannevar Bush
I listen to my political rivals sometimes with fear and trembling, sometimes with awe, sometimes with near panic, but always with a curiosity of nuances, curiosity for the language, curiosity for the story behind the ‘impossible’ position. Amos Oz
In a first draft, I concentrate on moving forward and trying not to panic. Kate DiCamillo
I have a terrible fear of travel. Just before we go, I start to panic and tell my wife I don’t want to go. It’s ridiculous. But actually it’s only when it’s somewhere I’ve not been to before. Gary Kemp
A sight game is that I am hurt, but I aim to make you believe I am not even hurt, and with this confidence appearing on my face, I don’t panic, otherwise your opponent will know that you are hurt. That’s the whole art game in boxing. Evander Holyfield
My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in retreat, little less than a panic. In a few hours we changed defeat to victory, the broken divisions of the Third Corps rallying in their rear. James Longstreet
I’m in a complete state of panic before I begin something because I’m sure that it’s going to be a complete disaster. I’m going to do a worse job than anybody could ever imagine anybody doing on the planet Earth. Maira Kalman
Doubt is important because it suggests progress. Total certainty can mean there’s no assessment of things. Doubt, if you don’t panic, can allow newness to come in and challenge something that’s an established mode. Chris Ofili
If you go to Minnesota in January, you should know that it’s gonna be cold. You don’t panic when the thermometer falls below zero. Peter Lynch
