--- title: "7 Afraid Responsibility Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Afraid Responsibility quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Afraid Responsibility sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/michael-ventura-16576_children_he-became-a-surgeon-because-he-was-afrai_4755.png" --- > [“He became a surgeon because he was afraid of knives. He got married because he was afraid of women. He had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ventura/he-became-a-surgeon-because-he-was-afraid-of-knives-he-got-married/) [Michael Ventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ventura/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/michael-ventura-16576_children_he-became-a-surgeon-because-he-was-afrai_4755.png) > [I encourage you to be a person who is not afraid of responsibility. In meeting resistance you will build your strength. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/i-encourage-you-to-be-a-person-who-is-not-afraid-of-responsibility-in/) [Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/joyce-meyer-123_easy_i-encourage-you-to-be-a-person-who-is-no_7637.jpg) > [When I was in Vojvodina, it is not possible to describe. If you play one bad ball, one little mistake, they are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dusan-tadic/when-i-was-in-vojvodina-it-is-not-possible-to-describe-if-you-play/) [Dusan Tadic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dusan-tadic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77c/dusan-tadic-13739_bad_when-i-was-in-vojvodina-it-is-not-possib_1981091.jpg) > [I never wanted children; maybe I'm afraid of responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahmoud-darwish/i-never-wanted-children-maybe-i-m-afraid-of-responsibility/) [Mahmoud Darwish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahmoud-darwish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a3/mahmoud-darwish-6881_children_i-never-wanted-children-maybe-i-m-afraid_1986967.jpg) > [There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/there-is-no-safe-political-refuge-for-those-afraid-to-take/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/james-bovard-9090_afraid_there-is-no-safe-political-refuge-for-th_2085862.png) > [If there's a thing I've learned in my life it's to not be afraid of the responsibility that comes with caring for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-there-s-a-thing-i-ve-learned-in-my-life-it-s-to-not-be-afraid-of/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0a/anonymous-1_caring_if-there-s-a-thing-i-ve-learned-in-my-li_2311076.jpg) > [“I don't want my life to not be the way I expected. I may not be scared of crowds. Or the dark.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-trunko/i-don-t-want-my-life-to-not-be-the-way-i-expected-i-may-not-be-scared/) [Emily Trunko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-trunko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/emily-trunko-29105_afraid_i-don-t-want-my-life-to-not-be-the-way-i_2989130.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid-responsibility/#itemlist", "name": "Afraid Responsibility Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He became a surgeon because he was afraid of knives. He got married because he was afraid of women. He had a child because he was afraid of responsibility. 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