Afraid Quotes

5719 Afraid quotes by 3276 unique authors

Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. It's where all the fruit is. — Shirley MacLaine
I was afraid I would get the Oscar for 'Irma La Douce' because it was popular. But I didn't want to because I didn't really… — Shirley MacLaine
We are afraid of ideas, of experimenting, of change. We shrink from thinking a problem through to a logical conclusion. — Anne Sullivan Macy
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with… — James Madison
I knew I could only play Cyrano if he were Americanized. I had no intention of writing the script myself. I was afraid of it.… — Steve Martin
It's got to be the ballot or the bullet. The ballot or the bullet. If you're afraid to use an expression like that, you should… — Malcolm X
I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. — David Mamet
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel… — Nelson Mandela
I am not afraid of dying. I have lived longer than most people in the world. What scares me is to have a body that… — Henning Mankell
Part of me is afraid to get close to people because I'm afraid that they're going to leave. — Marilyn Manson
Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they… — Orison Swett Marden
You entertain people who are satisfied. Hungry people can't be entertained - or people who are afraid. You can't entertain a man who has no… — Bob Marley
I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat… — Edgar Lee Masters
I'm different, and my manner invites questions. I'm never afraid to answer. — Marlee Matlin
I did undergo hypnotherapy, and it didn't work! The guy couldn't put me under. I was very disappointed. I was very keen to be suggested,… — James McAvoy
I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about for me. They feel that you've given away trade secrets. — Mary McCarthy
An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things. — Bryant H. McGill
Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they'll feel confused and lost. — Phil McGraw
The Bible says to 'fear not,' but this doesn't mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward… — Joyce Meyer
I'm afraid that - not necessarily deliberately, but consistently - I've made a kind of laboratory out of my life, where I mix the stuff… — Jay McInerney
In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, 'Me? You've got to be joking!' I mean,… — Danica McKellar
We lavish on animals the love we are afraid to show to people. They might not return it; or worse, they might. — Mignon McLaughlin
I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. — Alexander McQueen
What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things.… — John Mellencamp

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