Being Afraid Quotes - Page 6

• What we want most is to be held...and told..that everything (everything is a funny thing, is baby milk and papa's eyes, is roaring logs on a cold morning, is hoot owls and the boy who makes you cry after school, is mama's long hair, is being afraid and twisted faces on the bedroom wall)...is going to be alright.

  Truman Capote

  Baby, Morning, Wall

  Truman Capote, M. Thomas Inge (1987). “Truman Capote: Conversations”, p.6, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• 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.

  Anna Gunn

  Important

  Source: www.elle.com

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• If you hold back on the emotions--if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them--you can never get to being detached, you're too busy being afraid.

  Mitch Albom

  Way, Emotion, Busy

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• I ignore my fear,” he says. “When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn’t exist.” I stare at him for a second. I can’t help it. To me there’s a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.

  Veronica Roth

  Differences, Decision, Acting

  Veronica Roth (2013). “The Divergent Series Complete Collection: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant”, p.71, Harper Collins

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• The development occurs through reciprocal give-and-take, the teacher taking but not being afraid also to give.

  John Dewey

  Teacher, Teaching, Giving

  John Dewey (1998). “Experience and Education, 60th Anniversary Edition”, p.85, Kappa Delta Pi

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• 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.

  Surya Das

  Believe, Looks, Way

  Source: theindiespiritualist.com

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• Emotionally, I stay healthy by being grounded in the word of God, being open and honest, never being afraid to speak my mind in love, and having good communication with those around me.

  Candace Cameron

  Communication, Healthy, Mind

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• You don't have to fit into a particular box. You fit into a box that you're comfortable in, and you'll attract people with like minds. It took me a while to figure this out, but there are many ideals. You have to figure right what's best for you and that will radiate out of you. I think a certain amount of letting go and being brave and not being afraid to make mistakes to get there.

  Evan Rachel Wood

  Letting Go, Mistake, Thinking

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• David held up his hands. "Hold it. This is going nowhere. You two are both afraid, and being afraid makes you angry, and being angry makes you lash out." "Thank you, Dr. Laura," I said snippily. "I'm not afraid of her," Hunter said, like a six-year-old, and I wanted to kick him under the table. Now that I knew he was actually alive, I remembered just how unpleasant he was.

  Cate Tiernan

  Hands, Years, Two

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• "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 just a general all-round arggghhh. It's fearfulness and anxiety." He added, "For that first week you lie to yourself, and tell yourself you can stop, and then your body kicks back and says, no, stop later. And then it took about three years, and finally you do stop."

  Robin Williams

  Suicide, Lying, Thinking

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• There is nothing wrong with being afraid - but there is nothing more wrong than allowing that to be your master.

  Bobby Darin

  Masters, Allowing

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• I believe half of the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things.

  William John Locke

  Courage, Believe, Army

  William John Locke (1925). “Simon the Jester”, p.470, Library of Alexandria

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• I've never been willing to lie about my age. Why on earth would I want to tell people I'm 35, which I'm not, and have them say, 'Oh that's nice,' when I could tell them I'm 47, which I am, and have them look at me and go, 'Whoa!'. I'm not afraid of aging. I stopped being afraid of life a long time ago.

  Sharon Stone

  Nice, Lying, Long

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• 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

  Courage, Fear, Thinking

  Dennis Wholey (1984). “Courage to Change”, p.22, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• 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

  Drama, Mean, Thinking

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• 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

  Gone, Reason, Used

  FaceBook post by Dana Gould from Jul 29, 2013

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• As a child there was no place for adventure or experimentation. I guess that kind of freedom started in high school with punk rock. That's what enlightened me to not being afraid to express myself.

  Mark McNairy

  Children, School, Adventure

  Source: wwd.com

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• there is no harm in being afraid. The only harm is in doing what Fear tells you. Fear is not your master! Laugh in his face and he will run away.

  George MacDonald

  Running, Laughing, Faces

  George MacDonald (2015). “The Complete Novels of George Macdonald (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood, Wilfrid Cumbermede and many more”, p.1565, e-artnow

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• Boys,' she says, 'just aren't very good at being afraid.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Boys, Very Good

  Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “The Scorpio Races”, p.140, Scholastic UK

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• Roland, love means not being afraid to let yourself go, trusting that I will desire everything you have to offer. -Rosaline (Roland's love)

  Lauren Kate

  Mean, Desire, Offers

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• This is never going to be over,” I shout. “Someone will always be after me. There’s always consequences. Well, BRING IT. I am done with being afraid, and I am done with you.

  Holly Black

  Done With You, Wells, Consequence

  Holly Black (2012). “Black Heart”, p.222, Simon and Schuster

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

  Tori Amos

  Knowing, Tools, Making Changes

  "Tori Amos Interview by Maranda Pleasant". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• 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.

  Michael Grant

  Monsters, Weak, Terrible

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• I'm still afraid of things, obviously - we're human. But I like that feeling of being afraid.

  India.Arie

  Feelings, Humans, Stills

  "India Arie Talks Vulnerability, Meditation And The Creative Process". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 17, 2013.

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

  Eva Ibbotson

  Silly, Olives, Anna

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