Afraid Quotes

The biggest problem is people are afraid of poetry, think they can't understand it or that it will be boring.

When I was younger, many of my romantic escapades were just a means of simply avoiding being by myself. I was afraid of feeling lonely, afraid I wouldn't know what to say to myself.

I'm not a great deductive thinker, but I will admit to having competence in a very wide range of things - not being afraid to try to write about baseball, choral music and dinosaurs in the same week and see connections among them.

It started when I woke up, all I wanted to do is jump out of the window. I didn't want to eat anymore, because I was afraid that I might poison myself somehow.

It's not that we fly by the seat of our pants. We're not afraid of failure.

I think sometimes that people think brave means not being afraid, which of course it doesn't mean that at all. It means that you're afraid, but you move past that and do it anyway, do what you think is right.

I thought, If I'm so afraid of a bikini, there's something wrong. And so I had to get back into one!

In terms of fear, I still am most afraid of Freddie Kruger.

There's the great line: the definition of a liberal is someone who's afraid to take their own side in a fight. And that's my problem with my fellow liberals.

It's fear of being afraid that frightens me more than anything else.

America is a nation fundamentally ambivalent about its children, often afraid of its children, and frequently punitive toward its children.

If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?

I wrote a book called The Taste of New Wine because I couldn't find a book that talked about the reality of the situation and how we were dishonest and afraid.

People pay a million dollars to be recognized, but nobody cares about them. They cared about me because I did things other men were afraid to do. That's why my fans identified with me.

I'm deathly afraid of rats.

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?

I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I've received of the album that the musicians got wonderful reviews for their contributions and abilities. I think the four musicians played freely within my limits.

I don't think the process was successful and should be inspected closer. I am not afraid to say I am not familiar with the entire process, so before commenting further I would have to study the process more in depth.

I'm not afraid to die.

I'm more afraid of marriage than death.

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

Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough.

The American people do not like privatization. They are afraid of the debt the president's willing to do. And they don't like benefit cuts. And everyone here should understand all 45 Senate Democrats are united. We are not going to let this happen.

I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be afraid of water to feel comfortable in the pool.

We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children.

I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit.

I believe it is my duty as a performer to raise issues in the world of things we're afraid to look at.

If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got.

Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.

I think I've always been somebody, since the deaths of my father and brother, who was afraid to hope. So, I was more prepared for failure and for rejection than for success.