Afraid Quotes
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The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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When you have decided that a thing ought to be done and are doing it, never avoid bein seen doing it, though many shall form an unfavorable opinion about it. For if it is not right to do it, avoid doing the thing; but if it is right, why are you afraid of those who shall find fault wrongly?
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Don't be afraid to ask people 'why,' 'what if.' Don't be afraid to attack your career. Get in the game, don't stay on the sidelines.
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I just wanted to say things that women wanted to say, but were afraid to.
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Don’t be afraid, my Lord. My father always says that fear is the devil’s hairbrush, although no one knows quite what he means by it.
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One shouldn't be afraid of the humans. Well, I am not afraid of the humans, but of what is inhuman in them.
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Do not be afraid; our fate Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.
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We should have an open mind about the kind of levers that we apply and not be afraid to think the unthinkable.
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…Sometimes there are things that people should be afraid of." "Like the dark?" She shook her head. "No, more the absence of light.
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Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature.
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I was afraid that she would express herself in dialect, that she would say something vulgar, that it would become obvious that school for her had ended with an elementary-school diploma. I was afraid that, if she merely opened her mouth, everyone would be hypnotized by her intelligence and Professor Galiani herself would be entranced. I was afraid that the professor would find her both presumptuous and naïve and would say to me: Who is this friend of yours, stop seeing her. I was afraid she would understand that I was only Lila’s pale shadow and would be interested not in me any longer but in her, she would want to see her again, she would undertake to make her go back to school.
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You're always afraid of losing what you have. Regardless of success or anything, you're always afraid.
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When we’re afraid, we have a tendency to pray and ask God for peace before we’ll step out and do what frightens us. But most of the time, we simply need to move forward.
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He knew he would not be afraid. Even if he ever was afraid he knew that he could do it anyway.
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Impossible loves. I am very much afraid they can become an addiction.
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I wasn't afraid of being poor; I rather took it for granted. I was good at getting by with very little. I couldn't imagine sacrificing my writing to anything else.
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I'm not afraid of anything, and I've got the whole world in front of me
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Many neglected and abused children grow up to be adults who are afraid to take risks of striking out on their own. Many will remain dependent on their abusive parents and unable to separate from them. Others leave their abusive parents only to attach themselves to a partner who is controlling.
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To him who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid. Ain't nothing in the woods going to hurt you unless you corner it, or it smells that you are afraid. A bear or a deer, too, has got to be scared of a coward the same as a brave man has got to be.
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Fighters used to be afraid of the Russians, Cubans but then I'd figure them out and figure out how to beat them.
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We are all afraid of the truth.
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People are always looking into the dark, Zara. We're afraid of what we might see. It might be the dark outside, it might be the dark of our own souls, but I figure it's better to get caught looking than to never know. You get me?
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That's what's wrong with you. All your beaux have respected you too much, though God knows why, or they have been too afraid of you to really do right by you. The result is that you are unendurably uppity. You should be kissed and by someone who knows how.
