--- title: "11 Afraid Knowing Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Afraid Knowing quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Afraid Knowing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/heritier-ndele-22260_afraid_don-t-be-afraid-of-not-knowing-the-goal_2820754.jpg" --- > [Don't be afraid of not knowing, the goal is to find out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heritier-ndele/don-t-be-afraid-of-not-knowing-the-goal-is-to-find-out/) [Heritier Ndele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heritier-ndele/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/heritier-ndele-22260_afraid_don-t-be-afraid-of-not-knowing-the-goal_2820754.jpg) > [Never be afraid of not knowing. Find out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauryn-hill/never-be-afraid-of-not-knowing-find-out/) [Lauryn Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauryn-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/lauryn-hill-1933_afraid_never-be-afraid-of-not-knowing-find-out_2856269.jpg) > [I've always been afraid of who I am and not knowing what I can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keala-settle/i-ve-always-been-afraid-of-who-i-am-and-not-knowing-what-i-can-do/) [Keala Settle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keala-settle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/keala-settle-14277_afraid_i-ve-always-been-afraid-of-who-i-am-and_17665.jpg) > [All I wanna know is the truth. But Im too scared to ask you cause Im afraid of knowing the answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dev/all-i-wanna-know-is-the-truth-but-im-too-scared-to-ask-you-cause-im/) [Dev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dev/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/dev-3808_truth_all-i-wanna-know-is-the-truth-but-im-too_953471.jpg) > [The thing I’m most afraid of is me. Of not knowing what I’m going to do. Of not knowing what I’m doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/the-thing-i-m-most-afraid-of-is-me-of-not-knowing-what-i-m-going-to/) [Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/haruki-murakami-21_doing-right_the-thing-i-m-most-afraid-of-is-me-of-no_1521924.jpg) > [I always try to keep that feeling of being on the edge. I'm afraid of knowing too well and seeming mechanical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-deneuve/i-always-try-to-keep-that-feeling-of-being-on-the-edge-i-m-afraid-of/) [Catherine Deneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-deneuve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/catherine-deneuve-4394_afraid_i-always-try-to-keep-that-feeling-of-bei_839167.jpg) > [No one's afraid to confess about how they feel and try again. We're all just afraid of knowing the responses and getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/no-one-s-afraid-to-confess-about-how-they-feel-and-try-again-we-re/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e03/anonymous-1_afraid_no-one-s-afraid-to-confess-about-how-the_211188.jpg) > [I thought that if you come across as a freak, there will be some kind of distance. Maybe the distance became excessive.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-kretschmann/i-thought-that-if-you-come-across-as-a-freak-there-will-be-some-kind/) [Thomas Kretschmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-kretschmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/thomas-kretschmann-44239_afraid_i-thought-that-if-you-come-across-as-a-f_3209434.jpg) > [“Why doesn't anyone ask me anything about the last two years?" I asked her. "The answer is very simple. We're afraid to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marina-nemat/why-doesn-t-anyone-ask-me-anything-about-the-last-two-years-i-asked/) [Marina Nemat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marina-nemat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb8/marina-nemat-57756_two-years_why-doesn-t-anyone-ask-me-anything-about_3063458.jpg) > [We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go. We become something new by ceasing to be something old. This seems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-buechner/we-find-by-losing-we-hold-fast-by-letting-go-we-become-something-new/) [Frederick Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-buechner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/frederick-buechner-883_death_we-find-by-losing-we-hold-fast-by-lettin_1711887.png) > [You know what I think we are most afraid of? Not knowing. Not knowing whether its all really worth it. Not knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-know-what-i-think-we-are-most-afraid-of-not-knowing-not-knowing/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/anonymous-1_cute-life_you-know-what-i-think-we-are-most-afraid_286532.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid-knowing/#itemlist", "name": "Afraid Knowing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't be afraid of not knowing, the goal is to find out.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Heritier Ndele" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heritier-ndele/don-t-be-afraid-of-not-knowing-the-goal-is-to-find-out/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/heritier-ndele-22260_afraid_don-t-be-afraid-of-not-knowing-the-goal_2820754.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/heritier-ndele-22260_afraid_don-t-be-afraid-of-not-knowing-the-goal_2820754.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/heritier-ndele-22260_afraid_don-t-be-afraid-of-not-knowing-the-goal_2820754.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Don't be afraid of not knowing, the goal is to find out.” — Heritier Ndele", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Never be afraid of not knowing. 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