Afraid Quotes

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.

When I was a kid, I was afraid of other kids.

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.

I won't touch on risky, because that's subjective. People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don't necessarily merit fear.

I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth.

I'm afraid of the dark, so I have a lot of night-lights.

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

I think many cooks are afraid of undercooked meats. A good thermometer is a cook's best friend.

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

If I'm not afraid when I'm reading a script, that means I know I've done it before. If I read something and think, Wow, I can't play this part, then I want to play it more.

The first step to believing something is true is wanting to believe it is true... or being afraid it is.

Don't be afraid of failure; be afraid of petty success.

I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred.

Always do what you are afraid to do.