Afraid Quotes

5719 Afraid quotes by 3276 unique authors

Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position: all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade and can… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
We are afraid of the known and afraid of the unknown. That is our daily life and in that there is no hope, and therefore… — Thomas Jefferson
One ought to be afraid of nothing other then things possessed of power to do us harm, but things innoucuous need not be feared. — Dante Alighieri
Why should I be afraid now? Strange men have come to kill me ever since I was twelve years old. — Mario Puzo
I will go wherever the truth leads me. It is secular scholarship, Rebbe; it is not the scholarship of tradition. In secular scholarship there are… — Chaim Potok
The operation was a success, but I'm afraid the doctor is dead. — Steve Martin
A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny! — Thomas Jefferson
So many things were testing his faith. There was the Bible, of course, but the Bible was a book, and so were Bleak House, Treasure… — Joseph Heller
Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics.… — Stephen Colbert
The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what… — Blue Balliett
I'm not afraid," Rafi said. "Why not?" "If I die tomorrow it will have been useless to have been afraid today. — Mark Helprin
So much the worse for those who fear wine, for it is because they have some bad thoughts which they are afraid the liquor will… — Alexandre Dumas
I was beginning to understand.My grandmother's love was cold because she was afraid of things;that was why everything had to be perfect. — Alice Hoffman
most people are perfectly afraid of silence — E E Cummings
Give your enemy a face, If he is human, do not dehumanize him. Know him and know why he is your enemy. If your enemy… — Mercedes Lackey
A great deal; you are good to those who are good to you. It is all I ever desire to be. If people were always… — Charlotte Bronte
When you get tired of worrying and mourning your horse and trying not to be afraid, tell me and I'll do it for you a… — Shannon Hale
I will be the Vampire Lestat for all to see. A symbol, a freak of nature - something loved, something despised all of those things.… — Anne Rice
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. — Dave Barry
When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the… — Paulo Coelho
How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it. — Paulo Coelho
Girls are like apples...the best ones are at the top of the trees. The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they… — Pete Wentz
You need never be discouraged or afraid. The way through difficulties has always been prepared for you, and you will find it if you exercise… — Henry B. Eyring
I know that I shall die struggling for breath, and I know that I shall be horribly afraid. I know that I shall not be… — W. Somerset Maugham
It isn't running away they're afraid of. We wouldn't get far. It's those other escapes, the ones you can open in yourself, given a cutting… — Margaret Atwood

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