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Afraid Quotes

But be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

– William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 5. Malvolio reads from the love letter he thinks is from Olivia. In reality it was written by one of Olivia’s servant’s Maria to trick the unpopular steward. As well as hinting that Olivia loves him, the letter also excites Malvolio’s ambition to become great and move up in the world. The only love that Malvolio is going to have is his own self-love.

“Will you take me home?”
He almost whispered it, in the voice of a child afraid of the dark.

– Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 31. The only words spoken by Boo Radley in the novel, said in the Finch home. Boo asks this, in a near-whisper, of Scout. Boo has spent much of his life within the protective walls of his home, venturing out only to protect the Finch children, and he is anxious to get back home.

Be afraid and do it anyway.

– Louise Redknapp

I think I’m afraid to be happy, every time I’m happy something bad happens.

– Charles M. Schulz

Peanuts, Charlie Brown.

Most people are afraid of being alone.

– Capt. James T. Kirk

Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘The Mark of Gideon’.

Americans are not afraid of the future.

– Hasso Plattner

I believe in tackling things you’re afraid of.

– Hannah Storm

My dad is afraid of my laugh.

– Halston Sage

A lot of artists say, I’m not political. People are afraid of this word.

– Holly Near

People are so afraid to talk about real things, but they’re experiences that everyone goes through.

– Halsey

People are afraid of detail and complexity.

– Henry Markram

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

– H. L. Mencken

People are afraid of an unorganized, wasteful government.

– Hill Harper

I’m not afraid of portraying anything on-screen.

– Halle Berry

I’m not afraid of problem-solving. There is always a way.

– Hanneli Mustaparta

Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don’t make it, at least you can say you tried.

– Guy Lafleur

Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe.

– Goran Persson

Well, we were originally called Huey Lewis and the American Express. But on the eve of the release of our first record, our record label, Chrysalis Records was afraid that we’d be sued by American Express.

– Huey Lewis

As scientists, we need to not be afraid of the truth.

– Henry Markram

When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger.

– Hale White

That is the most liberating thing to feel as an actor: that you don’t have to hold back or be afraid. A bit might not work, but it doesn’t matter.

– Hannah Simone

We went through an era of big dance records, an era of hip-hop being the biggest thing on the planet. The people who really break through are the people who are not afraid to express themselves in how they feel.

– Gnash

I’m not afraid of change, let’s put it that way.

– Hannah Simone

If I hear, ‘Be afraid of Tehran,’ I’m like, ‘I’d better go to Tehran.’

– Henry Rollins

I was afraid of just about everything in this world, with the possible exception of my mother and I wasn’t too sure about her.

– G. Gordon Liddy

I’m not afraid of anything.

– Jeanne Calment

Attack politics costs us dearly in terms of insight into the candidates. In a presidential campaign, the focus is so tight that the politicians are afraid to say anything that hasn’t been scripted.

– Jack Germond

I was no longer, if I had ever been, afraid to die: I was now afraid not to die.

– Joan Didion

I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.

– Joe Torre

Like Rodgers and Hammerstein, I’m not afraid to deal with themes about the ups and downs of life, yet which are still entertaining, and you still feel these stories.

– Harvey Weinstein

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