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

  • I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.

    Artist   Long   Painting  
  • How tragic that the very thing that could set us free-playing the fool-is the thing we will not do. When we're afraid to be fools, we end up being afraid to be anything.

    Humility   Fool   Ends  
    Mike Mason (2011). “Practicing the Presence of People: How We Learn to Love”, p.101, WaterBrook
  • Roland, love means not being afraid to let yourself go, trusting that I will desire everything you have to offer. -Rosaline (Roland's love)

    Mean   Desire   Offers  
  • Bravery is not being afraid to be afraid.

  • Now writing is just working your way toward the border that the innermost secret draws around itself, and to cross that line would mean self-destruction. But writing is also an attempt to respect the borderline only for the truly innermost secret, and bit by bit to free the taboos around that core, difficult to admit as they are, from their prison of unspeakability. Not self-destruction but self-redemption. Not being afraid of unavoidable suffering.

    Writing   Mean   Self  
  • Because that, more than any monster, was what Sam had feared: that he was weak and cowardly. He had a terrible fear of being afraid.

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

    Silly   Olives   Anna  
  • He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

    Attitude   Fear   War  
  • Someone once told me not to be afraid of being afraid, because, as she said, 'Anxiety is a glimpse of your own daring.' Isn't that great? It means that part of your agitation is just excitement about what you're getting ready to accomplish. Don't sell yourself short by being so afraid of failure that you don't dare to make any mistakes. Make your mistakes and learn from them. And remember: No matter how many mistakes you make, your mother always loves you!

  • What you want to do is, you want to get away from people being afraid to show their work, which is the first thing, because they don't want to be shot down.

    People   Want   Firsts  
    "IGN Interviews ILM's Dennis Muren". Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. June 30, 2005.
  • I feel like it's important to be forthright about equality. If you're doing the same work, you should get the same amount of money, and you should get the same respect. It's about valuation. It's about not being afraid to ask for those things.

    Source: www.elle.com
  • Also not being afraid to stand up for what you believe in while taking into account that you could very well be wrong, or maybe there's another way to look at it- that things are not what they seem to be, and that everything is subjective.

    Believe   Looks   Way  
    Source: theindiespiritualist.com
  • Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

    Unpopular Essays (1950) "Outline of Intellectual Rubbish"
  • I am not allowed to be afraid. My mother made me like that. As a child, if I was afraid of the dark, she would lock me in the closet. Things like this. And she would talk about the time she spent in the concentration camp, but not about being afraid, only about the good side of it.

    Mother   Children   Dark  
    "It's a wrap". Interview with Polly Vernon, www.theguardian.com. April 9, 2006.
  • I'm pretty good with not being afraid to just go up to people and introduce myself.

    "Elle Fanning Spills Her Biggest Fashion Risk!". Interview with Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. December 29, 2011.
  • Kids should feel afraid of 'Doctor Who.' All the adults I've talked to remember fondly being afraid when they were kids. That's part of the reason they remember it and love it. And if you're afraid in a controlled way, you sort of appreciate fear in some respect.

  • I'm a big believer in trying to challenge yourself to step outside of your comfort zone and try new things. I was petrified of sharks in the ocean so I got certified in scuba because I don't like settling for being afraid of things and being uncomfortable with things.

    Source: www.businessinsider.com
  • The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance.

  • Having limits to push against is how you find out what you can do. I have always been full of contradictions. I am shy but I love the freedom of the stage. I need reassurance but at the same time I don’t want it. I hate being afraid but I can’t help wanting to frighten myself. That is how you grow.

    Hate   Needs   Shy  
    "Fear is the drug" by Judith Mackrell, www.theguardian.com. September 14, 2006.
  • Cowardice is impotence worse than violence. The coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others, maybe to the government of the day, to do the work of defense for him. A coward is less than a man. He does not deserve to be a member of a society of men and women.

    Revenge   Men   Desire  
    Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Merton (1965). “Gandhi on Non-violence”, p.33, New Directions Publishing
  • There are many reasons why the Republican establishment hates Donald Trump, and some of them are legitimate. I mean, a lot of people have sensible reasons for be being afraid of Trump - Republicans, conservatives.

    Hate   Mean   People  
    Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com
  • Creativity is not being afraid to be different. It takes madness to jump at an idea that no one else believes in.

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

    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • When you're making records, you develop, and so you hear the things you want to move away from. It stings a little, but you know, you gotta own it too. You've got to just go, "You know, I wasn't afraid to learn in front of people, so I give myself a little credit for not being afraid of anything."

    Moving   People   Giving  
    Source: www.avclub.com
  • Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks.

    Paulo Coelho (2009). “By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness”, p.7, Harper Collins
  • Living fearlessly is not the same as never being afraid. It's good to be afraid occasionally. Fear is a great teacher.

  • '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 or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.'

  • Not being afraid to make changes is a valuable tool - knowing you can change back.

    "Tori Amos Interview by Maranda Pleasant". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • It's different being afraid when there's the hope it will amount to something.

    Justin Cronin (2010). “The Passage”, p.517, Hachette UK
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