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I am afraid, monsieur, you will have to kill me first, and I have a prejudice against being killed before nine o'clock. — Rafael Sabatini

I meant I'm not afraid of love being difficult. If it was easy, then everyone would find it. — Kim Harrison

I'm not afraid, as a writer, of being emotional. I'm obsessed with human emotion, body parts, physicality. — Ellie Goulding

We're all far too afraid of being so arrogant to say "Either you can or you can't." — John Hurt

I'm afraid of never being allowed to feel what I do. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

Go out on the stage as a human being and do not be afraid to show struggle in your music. It's a struggle in life and then struggle and then victory. — Wayne Shorter

You come into this world alone, and you go out of it alone. As soon as you make peace with that, the sooner you learn there's no point being afraid. — Caroline Mitchell

I'm motivated by fear ... a fear of fear. I hate being afraid to do something. — Will Smith

I'm not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it's a good song, what does it matter? — Bryan Adams

Stop Being Afraid Of What Can Go Wrong In Your Life & Start Putting Your Positive Energy Towards All That Can Go Right! — Timothy Pina

Don't be afraid of being emotional. You won't die of it. — John Osborne

There was no shame in being afraid, only in showing your fear. — George R R Martin

I have been accused of many things in my life, but not even my worst enemy has ever accused me of being afraid to speak my mind. — Lee Kuan Yew

What are you afraid of then?
Not Being able to see, I think not seeing because your obsessed by something that blots out the world. — Eva Ibbotson

I'm afraid I'm being an awful nuisance. — Edith Sitwell

I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood being afraid. — Patrick Stewart

That's silly, Anna," said the Honorable Olive. "Being afraid is silly, you know it is. — Eva Ibbotson

Being creative is not being afraid of being lost. — Natasha Tsakos

Courage doesn't mean never being afraid. We're all afraid sometimes. Bravery means doing the right thing anyway. That's true strength. — Gwenda Bond

Being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you. — Simone Elkeles

Being busy and being productive are not necessarily the same. Many people keep busy to avoid taking action on things they're afraid to pursue. — Lauren Mackler

Friendship is being there when someone's feeling low and not being afraid to kick them. — R. K. Milholland

I'm afraid of being average. I have a real fear of being just another linebacker. — Junior Seau

Being a girl in this world means being afraid. That fear'll keep you safe. It'll keep you alive. — Meredith Russo

People don't resent you for being brave. They resent themselves for being afraid. — Darren Hardy

People cheat when they are afraid. When there is no cost to being wrong or confessing ignorance, there is no reason to cheat or fake comprehension. — Leah Hager Cohen

All the anxiety over small things had burned off me in the fire of reentry, the fire of being afraid I was going to die. — Jennifer Hayden

I like to be part of the change I want to see in the world. Not being afraid of criticism is actually a big advantage. — Ronda Rousey

We are very afraid of being powerless. But we have the power to look deeply at our fears, and then fear cannot control us. — Thich Nhat Hanh

I'm not stingy. I'm just afraid of being an easy mark. People wouldn't have money long if they didn't ask how much things cost. — Doris Duke

We are all jellyfish, too pitiful and too afraid of being disliked to be honest. — May Sarton

I wanted to retain my individuality. I was afraid of being hampered by studio policies. I knew if someone else got control, I would be restrained. — Walt Disney

Because she is afraid of not being supported, she unknowingly pushes away the support she needs. — John Gray

Don't be afraid to make things up. Never fear being exposed as a fraud. Experts make things up all the time. They're qualified to. — Stephen Colbert

Being a woman in a male-dominated industry, you are so afraid of people thinking you are weak. — Erin Andrews

Courage, real bravery, is being afraid and doing what you need to do anyway. — Jack Campbell

True bondage is being afraid and ashamed of your shadow. — K.A. Hosein

His muse walked the streets with the others but she wore galoshes and was terribly afraid of being recognized. — Harold Nicolson

I'm more afraid of not being with you than I am of being with you. — Emma Scott

Courage is being afraid - and going ahead, anyway. — Heather Graham

Love meant always being a little afraid. — Kristin Hannah

Persons of slender intellectual stamina dread competition, as dwarfs are afraid of being run over in the street. — William Hazlitt

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. — Edwin Land

I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work. I love to write. — David Mamet

His impunity thrills me, I mistake it for fearlessness, though years later he will admit to being afraid all the time. — Nick Flynn

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions. — Eartha Kitt

every man is afraid of being queer. I get a little tired of it. maybe we should all become queers and relax. — Charles Bukowski

Knowing how to age and not being afraid of aging is very healthy. — Evelyn Lauder

We must never be afraid to be a sign of contradiction for the world. — Mother Teresa

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 to be me. — Dennis Wholey

Whipping your hair means not being afraid to be yourself. — Willow Smith

Thank Goodness I have nearly
unlearned
folding my desire into itself
being afraid to claim it. — Yrsa Daley-Ward

The biggest mistake is being too afraid of making one. — Gregory Benford

Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow. — John Wayne

I want to live forever, and I know I won't. I'm not afraid of dying. I'm only afraid of one thing: not being able to raise my kids. — Kevin Costner

Such is the human being: when he is afraid, he sees enemies everywhere and thinks the only chance to stay alive is to exterminate them. — Jason Stearns

I'm afraid that, if I let myself feel ecstatic about being with you, then when you leave me, I won't be able to pull myself back together.. — Jodi Picoult

To philosophize is only another way of being afraid and leads hardly anywhere but to cowardly make-believe. — Louis-Ferdinand Celine

We can easily forgive a child for being afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light
~Plato~ — S.S. Segran

You insist you're a monster because you're afraid of being human. — Jessica Khoury

You were struggling to break free of being my daughter but unsure of how to be yourself, while I was afraid to let you go. It's the circle of love. — Kristin Hannah

Don't be afraid of being the person you have become. — Albert Espinosa

Real courage is being afraid but doing it anyway. — Oprah Winfrey

The most important aspect of being in an innovative environment is not being afraid to fail. — Mike Haley

The GOP doesn't seem particularly afraid of being perceived as blocking reform, despite efforts by the Obama White House to establish that narrative. — Timothy Noah

I think I'm afraid of being happy because whenever I get too happy something bad always happens. — Charles M. Schulz

I used to fear living a life untouched by God, but now, for some reason I've gone back to being afraid of cement mixers. — Dana Gould

Bravery is not being afraid to be afraid. — Marie Colvin

An Englishman is never afraid of being laughed at. He just thinks the other fellow is a fool. But Americans still can't risk anybody laughing at them. — Pearl S. Buck

I'm always afraid that I'm being unprofessional, yet I continue to sign all my e-mails 'xoxo.' — Lena Dunham

But even brave people are afraid on occasion. Sometimes fear can protect us from being too foolish or reckless. — Jody Hedlund

I'd gone so far past my fear threshold, I'd completely given up on being afraid — Deanna Chase

The earth becomes heaven when you release your fear. The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human. — Pablo Casals

I think we're in a time when everyone's afraid to have sex. But I was raised being beautiful and healthy. — Alyssa Milano

You can't spend your life being afraid of what other people think — Leah Rae Miller

Being afraid of having an endoscopy (if you're a man) and giving birth (if you're a woman). — Paulo Coelho

Where are people going? I wonder what they hope will happen and what they are afraid of? For me it's the same thing and has to do with being loved. — Simon Van Booy

Women should be happy with their bodies. Not being afraid of yourself is very empowering. — Sarah Hay

I'm afraid because, whenever he's around, I'm not scared anymore. I feel ... safe. Like being near him is the most natural thing in the world. — S.L. Jennings

Being afraid is the worst sin there is. — Jean-Paul Belmondo

Being senior enough in the field, having enough solidity, I don't feel afraid of being marginalized. — Elizabeth Blackburn

Being afraid you'll look like a coward is the worst reason for doing anything. — John Irving

At the end of the day, every media entity is in the business of selling soap. They're not afraid of being popular. — Lino Rulli

Why do I keep evading my work? Is it because I'm afraid of being confronted by my lack of abilities? — Candace Bushnell

I don't remember being afraid of anything in making films. — Claire Denis

Fear is a force that sharpens your senses. Being afraid is a state of paralysis in which you can't do anything. — Marcus Luttrell

It has always seemed that a fear of judgment is the mark of guilt and the burden of insecurity. — Criss Jami

The way to defeat fear: decide on a course of conduct and follow it. Keep so busy and work so hard that you forget about being afraid. — Dale Carnegie

It is only human supremacy, which is as unacceptable as racism and sexism, that makes us afraid of being more inclusive. — Ingrid Newkirk

But, ah, the energy we spend hiding from one another, afraid as we are of being identified. — Truman Capote

I'd never looked up and enjoyed the stars for being stars; I'd missed out on the beauty. First I was too afraid and then I was too busy. — Bridget Blackwood

I'm not afraid of seeing Cordelia. I'm afraid of being Cordelia. Because in some way we changed places, and I've forgotten when. — Margaret Atwood

Never be afraid to stop traffic. — Iris Apfel

We are afraid of failure, of ridicule, of being rejected. We are afraid we're not good enough. — Rhonda Britten

The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of. — Bernie Mac

Don't be afraid of being unique. It's like being afraid of your best self. — Donald Trump

We can't really live without being afraid of something. You just can't let that fear hold you back. — Riley Hart

And after all, one does not die of it." "Die of what?" I asked swiftly. "Of being afraid. — Joseph Conrad

I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it. — Benjamin Spock

Funny how growing up can change your opinion of being afraid of the dark and afraid of the bills. — Amelia Hutchins