Afraid Quotes

5719 quotes by 3276 authors

The pornography of violence of course far exceeds, in volume and general acceptance, sexual pornography, in this Puritan land of ours. Exploiting the apocalypse, selling… — Ursula K. Le Guin
I prayed like a man walking in a forest at night, feeling his way with his hands, at each step fearing to fall into pure… — Wendell Berry
I was no longer, if I had ever been, afraid to die: I was now afraid not to die. — Joan Didion
I knew I wanted to be a writer and I knew if I had a wife and family, I would neglect something, and I was… — Ernest Gaines
People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, you know, it's all - you're all… — Barry Lopez
Here in the city the worst thing that can happen to a nation has happened: we are a people afraid of its youth. — Elizabeth Hardwick
I don't like showing the technique. I don't like people who say, "Here, I'm going to act, but first I have to bounce off this… — Clint Eastwood
Yes, it gets better, but I also understand that saying to a 15-year-old that, 'Oh, don't worry, just wait a year', is like saying 'Wait… — Rick Mercer
People will always work harder if they're getting well paid and if they're afraid of losing a job which they know will be hard to… — Armand Hammer
Trust yourself so that the mistakes you make are the ones you've made and not something you've made because you were afraid to do what… — Jennifer Lynch
My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me. — Lord Mountbatten
I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there's nothing quite like country dark,… — Malcolm McDowell
I always wanted to be an actor, but I was always fighting it. It never seemed that honorable to me, and I guess I was… — Rooney Mara
I'm afraid I didn't really like Caracas in Venezuela. From what I saw it seemed so crime-ridden that you really have to be on your… — Jo Nesbo
When I was a teenager, my father went bust. He could have declared himself bankrupt, but he was an honourable man and he insisted on… — Jo Nesbo
People are often afraid for me. They think that I am going to break. I can make it through a set. — Joanna Newsom
I was pretty awkward when I was young, but I was never afraid of putting myself out there. I would say stupid things but then… — Kunal Nayyar
The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive… — Taslima Nasrin
I'm deathly afraid of rats. — Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Lots of people with little kids or babies with Down syndrome tell me they aren't afraid of the future for their child because of what… — Lauren Potter

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