Being afraid Quotes · Page 3

Courage isn’t just a matter of not being frightened, you know. It’s being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway.

— Jon Pertwee

Knowing how to age and not being afraid of aging is very healthy.

— Evelyn Lauder

The secret to not being afraid is to understand what scares you

— Deborah Wiles

I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.

— Claude Monet

Don’t be afraid of being unique. It’s like being afraid of your best self.

— Donald Trump

You can't live life being afraid, because fear censors ambition.

— Erol Alkan

Ultimately, the definition of bravery is not being afraid of yourself.

— Chogyam Trungpa

There is nothing wrong with being afraid - but there is nothing more wrong than allowing that to be your master.

— Bobby Darin

Fear in the biblical sense... includes being afraid of someone, but it extends to holding someone in awe, being controlled or mastered…

— Edward T Welch

Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is…

— Laozi

My father says that fear is good; it's the body's alarm system, it warns us of danger. But sometimes danger can't be…

— Isabel Allende

I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let…

— Florence Welch

How tragic that the very thing that could set us free-playing the fool-is the thing we will not do. When we're afraid…

— Mike Mason

There isn't so much to be afraid of, out there. I can remember thinking it was funny to find that out, on…

— Nick Hornby

Lots of people misunderstand this. They think not experiencing fear means they're courageous. Bravery isn't about not being afraid, it's about persevering…

— Kim Du-han

Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing…

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

Jesus isn't coming for a church that's gritting her teeth, struggling to stay free from sin, secretly wishing she could indulge in…

— Mike Bickle

Jerome Kagan, the Harvard psychologist, only hires people who are anxious, because he thinks they are better and more conscientious workers. I…

— Scott Stossel

It's just literally being afraid. And you think, oh, [the alcohol] will ease the fear. And it doesn't." What was he afraid…

— Robin Williams

“...it is all the more clear what we have to accomplish at present: I am referring to ruthless criticism of all that…

— Karl Marx

What I hope is that this wider pattern of films about slavery that's emerging isn't just a fad but evidence that we've…

— Amma Asante

I want to change and try new ideas - allowing your sonic identity to evolve in your music and not being afraid…

— Alex Kapranos

It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid…

— Florence Welch

It is true that He does sometimes require of us things that to others seem hard. But when the will is once…

— R. A. Torrey

We can express ideas without being afraid of being killed or imprisoned.

— Erich Fromm

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.

— Norman Schwarzkopf

Friendship is being there when someone's feeling low and not being afraid to kick them.

— R. K. Milholland

I'm motivated by fear...a fear of fear. I hate being afraid to do something.

— Will Smith

People don't resent you for being brave. They resent themselves for being afraid.

— Darren Hardy

The development occurs through reciprocal give-and-take, the teacher taking but not being afraid also to give.

— John Dewey

“I'd gone so far past my fear threshold, I'd completely given up on being afraid”

— Deanna Chase

Instead of being afraid of the challenge and failure, be afraid of avoiding the challenge and doing nothing

— Soichiro Honda

The minute I start being afraid of what people might say is the minute I become useless to God.

— Steven Furtick

I'm still afraid of things, obviously - we're human. But I like that feeling of being afraid.

— India.Arie

I believe half of the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things.

— Anonymous

Not being afraid to make changes is a valuable tool - knowing you can change back.

— Tori Amos

It's different being afraid when there's the hope it will amount to something.

— Justin Cronin

There are wars and poverty and so on - it's based on fear. You can cure that with your being by not…

— Ram Dass

Courage is being afraid, but then doing what you have to do anyway.

— Rudy Giuliani

Being afraid of having an endoscopy (if you're a man) and giving birth (if you're a woman).

— Paulo Coelho