People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don’t sit looking at it –...

Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’ and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Don’t be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals....

I’m not afraid of death but I am afraid of dying.

I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger.

I’ve always been scared to death of pain – afraid, even, to think of it.

Many writers are afraid of writing something bad, so they don’t try or give up when their efforts don’t lead to a masterpiece right away. If you work at it, you will improve.

Emotions don’t interfere in my acting, nor in my life.

But sometimes, when she’d be all by herself, walking home late in the evening on a crowded street she’d be afraid of her own shadow following her…

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.

The general public has long been divided into two parts those who think science can do anything, and those who are afraid it will.

Perhaps by now I’d come far enough that I had the guts to be afraid.

They were like two poor little leaves in a storm which bore death and annihilation not only to the heads of individuals, but to whole towns and entire tribes. What hand could snatch it and...

I’ve worked really physically hard, and I was never afraid of working hard as younger bloke.

I think that… I would say that sometimes people get afraid of when you’re balancing comedy and drama.

I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.

chocolate frogs” from Harry Potter.

People aren’t really afraid of my views. They are just afraid of the word ‘nationalism.’

and when we speak we are afraidour words will not be heardnor welcomedbut when we are silentwe are still afraidSo it is better to speakrememberingwe were never meant to survive

I, uh—,” I began oh so coherently, and then I jumped up, almost knocking himover, and raced down the dock. I took off, flying fast, like a rocket.

I try to find what is closest to me in the character. There’s many sides to personality, but it’s a matter of, do you entertain those specific areas of your personality, or are you afraid...

Always do what you’re afraid to do. …I will prove myself strong when they think I am sick. I will prove myself brave when they think I am weak.

I wanted to make it a really strong point to not watch ‘Battlestar Galactica’ before starting ‘Caprica’ because I was afraid it was going to give me a lot of pressure and preconceived notions of...

They keep extending these unemployment benefits to the point where people are afraid to go out and get a job, because the job doesn’t pay as much as the unemployment benefit does.

Fear takes root in the soil of insecurity.

I spent my entire life being afraid. I was afraid of everything – height, flights – I had no idea why.

I was afraid to express myself for a while.

If Scotland and America go to war, I’m afraid I’ve already sworn in.

Sometimes I ask myself, “Do I have the courage to do the right thing when it matters most?” And that answer, I’m afraid, is silence.

There was a seminar for advanced students in Zürich that I was teaching and von Neumann was in the class. I came to a certain theorem, and I said it is not proved and it...

Every person in the world has to figure out what the right place for them is. It’s okay to be afraid, as long as you don’t allow the fear to take over your life.

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They’re not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There’s just regret.

Nobody can turn you into a slave unless you allow them. Nobody can make you afraid of anything, unless you allow them. Nobody can tell you to do something wrong, unless you allow them. God...

After torturing our adrenaline by watching a horror movie for a couple of hours the places we are most afraid of are the doors and windows of the room even though they are the only...

I’m afraid of flying.

I’ve been trying to stay real and true and proud of who I am,all those ideals of how to lookI’ve been trying not to care.But I’m still holding my breath, I ‘m still watching every...

I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always...

I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.

Beethoven said that it’s better to hit the wrong note confidently, than hit the right note unconfidently. Never be afraid to be wrong or to embarrass yourself; we are all students in this life, and...

The passion to explore and not be afraid to fail – that’s something I will always attribute to the Groundlings.

It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.

Of course, I rationalize the fear. I realize it’s not real, that my house isn’t burning down, that the deer aren’t going to kill me.

I’m not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid instead.

Actually, I don’t hate cats, I’m just kind of afraid of them.

Don’t be afraid of your dreams.

What should be standing in the shoes of passion, and be walking on the plans of action is sitting in the ink on the papper. Why? Because of the fear to start.

A supermodel is kind of that first-name recognition, but I’m not quite ready for that super part yet, and I’m afraid that by the time I am, I’m going to be too old anyway.

If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.

It’s difficult to get your creative juices flowing if you’re always being practical, following rules, afraid to make mistakes, not looking into outside areas, or under the influence of any of the other mental locks.

Now that I’ve found you, it scares me witless to think of anything happening. To you. I’m not used to being… afraid.” A sudden realization came to her, “So this is love,” she said quietly....

I have always been afraid… Always been pretending to follow you closely, alwyas been pretending to sharpen my teeth, when the truth is, I am … scared to death just treading on your shadow.