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title: "10 Success Afraid Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [I've had more failures than I've had success, but I'm not afraid to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-coleman/i-ve-had-more-failures-than-i-ve-had-success-but-i-m-not-afraid-to/)

[Chris Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-coleman/)

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> [People think I should be a success, but I'm afraid of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-reagan/people-think-i-should-be-a-success-but-i-m-afraid-of-it/)

[Michael Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-reagan/)

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> [The operation was a success, but I'm afraid the doctor is dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-martin/the-operation-was-a-success-but-i-m-afraid-the-doctor-is-dead/)

[Steve Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/steve-martin-593_dead_the-operation-was-a-success-but-i-m-afra_613598.jpg)

> [I always tell friends you can't judge your success by someone else's. You can't be afraid to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patina-miller/i-always-tell-friends-you-can-t-judge-your-success-by-someone-else-s/)

[Patina Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patina-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/patina-miller-34766_afraid_i-always-tell-friends-you-can-t-judge-yo_1071520.png)

> [You're always afraid of losing what you have. Regardless of success or anything, you're always afraid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-faison/you-re-always-afraid-of-losing-what-you-have-regardless-of-success-or/)

[Donald Faison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-faison/)

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> [I don't know if I had success or not. But I am afraid of myself. Why am I afraid of myself? I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-don-t-know-if-i-had-success-or-not-but-i-am-afraid-of-myself-why-am/)

[Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/)

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> [The object is to try to get the (movie) system to work for you, instead of against you. And the only way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/the-object-is-to-try-to-get-the-movie-system-to-work-for-you-instead/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

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> [Sometimes, because of my success, I am afraid that I was not a good father. With the first two I was too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-cavalli/sometimes-because-of-my-success-i-am-afraid-that-i-was-not-a-good/)

[Roberto Cavalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-cavalli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c0/roberto-cavalli-11510_afraid_sometimes-because-of-my-success-i-am-afr_2379213.jpg)

> [Most people think small because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/most-people-think-small-because-most-people-are-afraid-of-success/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/donald-trump-18_advantage_most-people-think-small-because-most-peo_3181713.jpg)

> [Most of these students are so conditioned to success that they become afraid to take risks. They have been taught from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hedges/most-of-these-students-are-so-conditioned-to-success-that-they-become/)

[Chris Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hedges/)

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