--- title: "10 Different Afraid Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Different Afraid quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Different Afraid sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/debby-ryan-8446_afraid_i-m-different-and-i-m-not-afraid-to-be-d_995044.png" --- > [I'm different, and I'm not afraid to be different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-ryan/i-m-different-and-i-m-not-afraid-to-be-different/) [Debby Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-ryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/debby-ryan-8446_afraid_i-m-different-and-i-m-not-afraid-to-be-d_995044.png) > [It's different being afraid when there's the hope it will amount to something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cronin/it-s-different-being-afraid-when-there-s-the-hope-it-will-amount-to/) [Justin Cronin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cronin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/justin-cronin-2437_afraid_it-s-different-being-afraid-when-there-s_72787.png) > [FEAR IS HEALTHLY IS IS DIFFERENT THEN BEING AFRAID WHICH IS BAD](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mrawesome/fear-is-healthly-is-is-different-then-being-afraid-which-is-bad/) [MrAwesome](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mrawesome/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/mrawesome-12595_fear_fear-is-healthly-is-is-different-then-be_1660106.jpg) > [As much as we pretend otherwise, we want what's comfortable, and we're afraid of the different. We're afraid of change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-gehry/as-much-as-we-pretend-otherwise-we-want-what-s-comfortable-and-we-re/) [Frank Gehry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-gehry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5b/frank-gehry-2139_afraid-of-change_as-much-as-we-pretend-otherwise-we-want_359743.png) > [People are afraid of change, afraid of being different, afraid of doing things and thinking things that aren't a part of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-are-afraid-of-change-afraid-of-being-different-afraid-of-doing/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/anonymous-1_afraid-of-change_people-are-afraid-of-change-afraid-of-be_3047558.jpg) > [When you come from a background like mine, where you're entering worlds that are so different than your own, you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-sotomayor/when-you-come-from-a-background-like-mine-where-you-re-entering/) [Sonia Sotomayor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-sotomayor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/sonia-sotomayor-1504_afraid_when-you-come-from-a-background-like-min_946945.png) > [“People are always afraid of anything different. They are afraid of change," says Sensai. "It is the same everywhere.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-fussell/people-are-always-afraid-of-anything-different-they-are-afraid-of/) [Sandy Fussell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-fussell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/sandy-fussell-51057_afraid-of-change_people-are-always-afraid-of-anything-dif_1746468.jpg) > [“The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is, I am not afraid to die on a treadmill.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/the-only-thing-that-i-see-that-is-distinctly-different-about-me-is-i-2/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bf/will-smith-1021_treadmill_the-only-thing-that-i-see-that-is-distin_3027113.jpg) > [Generally people are afraid. They pretend they aren’t; it’s part of the denial. We’re all part of it. As much as we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-gehry/generally-people-are-afraid-they-pretend-they-aren-t-it-s-part-of-the/) [Frank Gehry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-gehry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/frank-gehry-2139_afraid-of-change_generally-people-are-afraid-they-pretend_552990.jpg) > [“I know it hasn't been easy for you here - and I've been a significant part of your challenges, as well. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-caine/i-know-it-hasn-t-been-easy-for-you-here-and-i-ve-been-a-significant/) [Rachel Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-caine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/rachel-caine-217_changes-people_i-know-it-hasn-t-been-easy-for-you-here_2915854.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different-afraid/#itemlist", "name": "Different Afraid Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm different, and I'm not afraid to be different.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Debby Ryan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-ryan/i-m-different-and-i-m-not-afraid-to-be-different/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/debby-ryan-8446_afraid_i-m-different-and-i-m-not-afraid-to-be-d_995044.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/debby-ryan-8446_afraid_i-m-different-and-i-m-not-afraid-to-be-d_995044.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/debby-ryan-8446_afraid_i-m-different-and-i-m-not-afraid-to-be-d_995044.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm different, and I'm not afraid to be different.” — Debby Ryan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's different being afraid when there's the hope it will amount to something.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Justin Cronin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cronin/it-s-different-being-afraid-when-there-s-the-hope-it-will-amount-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/justin-cronin-2437_afraid_it-s-different-being-afraid-when-there-s_72787.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/justin-cronin-2437_afraid_it-s-different-being-afraid-when-there-s_72787.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/justin-cronin-2437_afraid_it-s-different-being-afraid-when-there-s_72787.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's different being afraid when there's the hope it will amount to something.” — Justin Cronin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "FEAR IS HEALTHLY IS IS DIFFERENT THEN BEING AFRAID WHICH IS BAD", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "MrAwesome" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mrawesome/fear-is-healthly-is-is-different-then-being-afraid-which-is-bad/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/mrawesome-12595_fear_fear-is-healthly-is-is-different-then-be_1660106.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/mrawesome-12595_fear_fear-is-healthly-is-is-different-then-be_1660106.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/mrawesome-12595_fear_fear-is-healthly-is-is-different-then-be_1660106.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“FEAR IS HEALTHLY IS IS DIFFERENT THEN BEING AFRAID WHICH IS BAD” — MrAwesome", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As much as we pretend otherwise, we want what's comfortable, and we're afraid of the different. 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They pretend they aren’t; it’s part of the denial. We’re all part of it. As much as we pretend otherwise, we want what’s comfortable, and we’re afraid of the different. We’re afraid of change. It happened in Los Angeles, too, when the first models of Disney Hall were shown. You should have heard the outcry from the public, critics and press. It was called “broken crockery,” “outlandish” and blah blah blah. 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People bond themeselves into families and groups for protection, and srtangers...strangers are always at risk.\" - Myrnin”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rachel Caine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-caine/i-know-it-hasn-t-been-easy-for-you-here-and-i-ve-been-a-significant/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/rachel-caine-217_changes-people_i-know-it-hasn-t-been-easy-for-you-here_2915854.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/rachel-caine-217_changes-people_i-know-it-hasn-t-been-easy-for-you-here_2915854.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/rachel-caine-217_changes-people_i-know-it-hasn-t-been-easy-for-you-here_2915854.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I know it hasn't been easy for you here - and I've been a significant part of your challenges, as well. 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