Afraid Quotes

5719 Afraid quotes by 3276 unique authors

I'm afraid that we all make mistakes. One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes. If we lie about having… — Terry Goodkind
Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and… — Christopher Hitchens
A lot of people hate heroes. I was criticized for portraying people who are brave, honest, loving, intelligent. That was called weak and sentimental. People… — Mark Helprin
There's something about sober living and sober thinking, about facing long afternoons without the numbing distraction of anesthesia that disabuses you of the belief in… — Caroline Knapp
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens,… — Anne Frank
How does fear become so powerful? We can’t see it. We can’t touch it, yet it gets its claws in us and begins to control… — Gena Showalter
Write about what you're afraid of. — Donald Barthelme
Love, they say, enslaves and passion is a demon and many have been lost for love. I know this is true, but I know too… — Jeanette Winterson
Not afraid of poverty and drabness and who is untouched by it, untouched by the drunkenness of her friends; (she) who judges, selects, discards people… — Anais Nin
Let it come, as it will, and don't be afraid. God does not leave us comfortless, so let evening come. — Jane Kenyon
Having chosen this foolishness, I was a free being. How could the world ever stop me, how could I betray myself, if I was not… — Annie Dillard
The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how… — Bill Hicks
I have tried to protect myself against men, to react against their madness to discern its source; I have listened and I have seen--and I… — Emile M. Cioran
Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels… — Cesar Chavez
I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid… — Joss Whedon
I’m not like the rest of you; I never made any plans about what I’d do when I grew up; I never thought of being… — Louisa May Alcott
Don't be afraid to fall in love again. Open your heart and follow where it leads you...and remember, shoot for the moon. — Cecelia Ahern
I'm afraid of NOTHING except being bored! — Greta Garbo
What is there possibly left for us to be afraid of, after we have dealt face to face with death and not embraced it? Once… — Audre Lorde
The most unfortunate thing that happens to a person who fears failure is that he limits himself by becoming afraid to try anything new. — Leo Buscaglia
Don't be afraid, just play the music. — Charlie Parker
We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid. — William Faulkner
It was foolish indeed - thus to run farther and farther from all who could help her, as if she had been seeking a fit… — George MacDonald
If you feel the urge, don't be afraid to go on a wild goose chase. What do you think wild geese are for anyway? — Will Rogers

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