Being Afraid Quotes

152 quotes by 138 authors

'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid… — John Abbott
To philosophize is only another way of being afraid and leads hardly anywhere but to cowardly make-believe. — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow. — John Wayne
"It's just literally being afraid. And you think, oh, [the alcohol] will ease the fear. And it doesn't." What was he afraid of? "Everything. It's… — Robin Williams
I believe half of the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things. — William John Locke
The terrible thing about free soloing difficult routes that are within one's capacity, is the chance that faced with ultimate danger and need for ultimate… — Royal Robbins
I had gone through life thinking that I was better than everyone else and at the same time, being afraid of everyone. I was afraid… — Dennis Wholey
One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're a star you're dead already. You're embalmed. — Dustin Hoffman
Don't try to be unafraid. That is impossible. Rather, go ahead while being afraid. That is the entire secret for abolishing fear. The Supermind teaches… — Vernon Howard
Lots of people misunderstand this. They think not experiencing fear means they're courageous. Bravery isn't about not being afraid, it's about persevering despite your fears. — Kim Du-han
Dying is something you have no control over. Why waste your life being afraid of it? — Saul Williams
The development occurs through reciprocal give-and-take, the teacher taking but not being afraid also to give. — John Dewey
Being afraid of having an endoscopy (if you're a man) and giving birth (if you're a woman). — Paulo Coelho
Something good happened to my writing when I stopped being afraid to do something simple, for the fear that people might think I couldn't do… — Carrie Newcomer
I do not believe that a man should be restrained in his daily actions by being afraid of punishment after death or that he should… — Albert Einstein
The secret to not being afraid is to understand what scares you — Deborah Wiles
Being brave doesn't mean never being afraid, you know. It means going for it anyway because you know it's the right thing to do. — Aimee Carter
There's nothing wrong with being afraid. It's not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. Sometimes you've got to blast through and have faith. — Emma Watson
I have a tendency to sabotage relationships; I have a tendency to sabotage everything. Fear of success, fear of failure, fear of being afraid. Useless,… — Michael Buble
Sometimes being afraid can show more strength than being fearless. — Demi Lovato

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