Afraid Quotes

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All fear violence, all are afraid of death. — Gautama Buddha
It is subversive to set up inquisitions like this, state or national, into the thoughts and consciences of Americans. . . . It is subversive… — Florence Luscomb
We understand why children are afraid of darkness ... but why are men afraid of light? — Plato
Some rules are nothing but old habits that people are afraid to change. — Therese Anne Fowler
I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my… — Socrates
I wonder what the difference between love and control is, but I'm afraid to look those words up in a dictionary. — Kevin Sampsell
Find out what you don't want to know about yourself, what you're afraid of. — Linda Evans
The most dangerous men on earth are those who are afraid they are wimps — James Gilligan
Failure is part of discovering the problem you need to be working on. If, as an entrepreneur, you are afraid to fail or to admit… — Caterina Fake
Black music has always known, and not been afraid to acknowledge just how high the stakes of Black thought are. To summarize the final soliloquy… — Frank B. Wilderson III
I don't live in as much fear as I used to. I'm not afraid of the music business. Life is too damn short. I know… — Kathy Mattea
When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those… — R L Stine
Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe… — Lin Yutang
You can walk through life believing in the goodness of the world, or walk through life afraid of anyone who thinks different than you and… — Rosie O'Donnell
I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty...an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we… — John F. Kennedy
If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just… — Ronald Reagan
What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when… — Alfred Adler
If I have made a mistake in the design, then I'm the one who should pay for it. I certainly would not ask somebody else… — Howard Hughes
None but tyrants have any business to be afraid. — Hardouin de Perefixe de Beaumont
The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide. . . . Every influx of atheism, of skepticism, is thus made useful… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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