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“Boys should not be afraid that running will give them a weak heart or shorten their lives. Statistics prove that longevity has favored the athlete.”
Harold Keith (1903–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fritz Romberg relaxed his grip on the bridle reins and squinted into the sun. Beneath his blond hair that spiraled in tiny curls and ringlets, beads of sweat ran off his tan face and down inside his cotton shirt that smelled old and stale. A gentle, docile boy, he was small for his thirteen years, but strong, wiry, and not afraid of anyone.”
Harold Keith (1903–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We probably had a one percent chance at succeeding because most people who attempt to do this fail, but if you’re not afraid to fail let’s go for it.”
Zachary Laoutides (born 1986) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ABC Eyewitness News Chicago 2016: Award-winning Latino filmmakers thrive in Aurora
“Once I asked Satan: ‘But why are you more afraid when I invoke the Madonna than when I invoke Jesus Christ?’ He replied: ‘Because it humbles me more to be defeated by a human creature than to be defeated by Him.’”
Gabriele Amorth (1925–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Sette avvertimenti sul diavolo lasciati dal famoso esorcista P. Gabriele Amorth, acistampa.com (September 22, 2022)
“I did not expect to survive, earth suppressing me. I didn't expect to waken again, to feel in damp earth my body able to respond again, remembering after so long how to open again in the cold light of earliest spring—afraid, yes, but among you again crying yes risk joyin the raw wind of the new world.”
Louise Glück (1943–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I didn’t know that people could be bigoted even as they were smiling at you. It’s hard to understand when you see people saying that they love you, but they’re afraid of you at the same time.”
Hasan Minhaj (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you dramatically. I am not here to inspire you. I am here to tell you that we have been lied to about disability. Yeah, we’ve been sold the lie that disability is a Bad Thing, capital B, capital T. It’s a bad thing, and to live with a disability makes you exceptional. It’s not a bad thing, and it doesn’t make you exceptional.”
Stella Young (1982–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We go through life with dark forces within us and around us, haunted by the ghosts of repudiated terrors and embarrassments, assailed by devils, but we are also continually guided by invisible hands; our darkness is lit by many little flames, from night-lights to the stars. Those who are afraid to look into their own hearts know nothing of the light that shines in the darkness.”
Caryll Houselander (1901–1954) said by 1954 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Yes, I visibly propelled Michael Murphy into the air to catch that ball. My ability to deliver an All-Ireland to the highest bidder! I am a powerful man and people should be afraid.”
Joe Brolly (born 1969) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brolly admits he provided assistance to Donegal in their defeat of Mayo in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, though RTÉ's television cameras did not manage to capture either his dash onto the fiel…
“Don’t tell me this is about protecting humanity,” Alice said. “None of you cares one bit about the people in the real world. This is about power, just as it always has been. You’re afraid of losing a little bit of power.”
Django Wexler wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“…He had always known the situation was fucked up, but it took me calling him out. I told him: ‘I’ve been pissed at you. This was terrible and it hurt me and what you did was wrong’…[he did it] because he was afraid, because he was working on a script with these guys. It was bros before hoes.”
Rachel Bloom (born 1987) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On confronting someone who helped other men ostracize Bloom from comedy in “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom: 'Ten years ago, no one talked about a cultural problem in comedy'” in The Guardian (2020 Nov 25)
“Over the years one of the main ploys by our politicians has been to make government so complicated that people can’t understand it. What the people can’t understand, they’re afraid of and walk away from. That leaves the politicians with a free hand.”
Howard Jarvis (1903–1986) said by 1986 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The world is your oyster if you’re unafraid to tell your own story and keep it universally appealing. But you have reason to be afraid of making live action children’s drama in Australia if the system is dismantled.”
Jonathan M. Shiff (born 2000) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Jonathan Shiff (18 June 2018)
“I look at the stars. It's a clear night and the Milky Way seems so near. That's where I'll be going soon. "We're all star stuff', I suddenly remember Delenn's line from Joe's script. Not a bad prospect. I am not afraid. In the meantime, let me close my eyes and sense the beauty around me. And take that breath under the dark sky full of stars. Breathe in. Breathe out. That's all.”
Mira Furlan (1955–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“w:Pākehā television writers are afraid to write realistic parts for Māori characters. Māori are down in the dirt in real life and we have to show them like that on television”
Rore Hapipi (1933–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Just runnin' scared each place we go, So afraid that he might show. Yeah, runnin' scared, what would I do If he came back and wanted you?”
Roy Orbison (1936–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s a shame everyone is so afraid of sharks but we love our monsters.”
Julie Andersen first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sean Daly Live at Shark Con-Julie Andersen (May 3, 2014)
“I consider myself lucky that Emil Jurado taught me English for only one semester. I'm afraid to think of what my English would now be if he had taught me any longer. This is what I get for having been attentive during his class.”
Joseph Estrada (born 1937) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do you still want to - refuse to help?" "I'm afraid so." "Not to act - you know - is to act. By not doing anything you are helping to keep the Brits here.”
Bernard MacLaverty (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Each one of us has to take responsibility for reality, and present it so that kids will grow up familiar with that and say, OK. I've seen that before. I'm not afraid of it.”
Thuy Trang (1973–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hey, comrades! Why are you looking so sad? Be brave, fight, beat the Germans, burn, wipe them out! I'm not afraid to die, comrades. It is happiness to die for one's people!”
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya (1923–1941) said by 1941 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Farewell, comrades! Fight, do not be afraid! Stalin is with us! Stalin will come!”
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya (1923–1941) said by 1941 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When a person loves another very much, she greatly wished to meet that person. Why then should I be afraid of death? Death brings us to God.”
Josephine Bakhita (1868–1947) said by 1947 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don't want a Muslim as mayor of Antwerp. But I'm afraid that will happen sooner or later.”
Filip Dewinter (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I feel comfortable and safe when I am on the track. Mine is a natural talent that God has given me to develop. I trust him and therefore I am not afraid.”
Marileidy Paulino (born 1996) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm not afraid of not being, because being is everlasting.”
Hossein Nuri (born 1954) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Illuminationist Depictions (2015) by Nadia Maftouni, p. 61
“[Her] When I look at you, yeah, there'll never be a day where I'll be afraid. When I look you, yeah, there'll never be a day when I doubt myself. [Him] I can't breathe, my heart's on fire, but you make me feel like life's just fine. Even when I'm looking in the mirror and I feel like I can't get by, I know that everything is gonna be okay from deep in your eyes.”
Example (musician) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have always said we are not afraid of a ceasefire, but our stance is that if there is a cease‐fire it must go along with a political settlement.”
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923–2001) first seen 1972 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech in Saigon" in The New York Times (25 October 1972)
“Now is really the time to raise more awareness of what’s going on and to demand that things change. This younger generation is not afraid to speak out, I think they’ve given a lot of us courage to really stand up to what’s right, and I think that’s what we need to follow”
Kristi Yamaguchi (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The way Muslim youth are being implicated in false cases of terror with pressure cookers to be associated with Al-Qaeda, I am afraid that the ATS may pick me up tomorrow and brand me as a terrorist. I also keep going to Pakistan to participate in mushairas.”
Munawwar Rana (1952–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our faithful are afraid, but we, their pastors, constantly call on them to remain calm. The terrorists are trying to scare us, but we must remain at peace and pray that God may convert their hearts.”
Robertus Rubiyatmoko (born 1963) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Christians in Indonesia feel ‘desperate, terrorized’ by bombings (May 15, 2018)
“I have matured, I am wiser, I love being 33. I am not afraid of aging or embarrassed that I am now in my 30s,”
Gaona Dintwe (born 1983) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.mmegi.bw/lifestyle/gaona-the-once-it-girl-of-btv/news Gaona Once the it girl of BTV (Thursday,November 03 2016)
“Don't be afraid of who you are.”
Jenni Williams (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Be clear about what you want and never be afraid to go after it.”
Maud Chifamba (born 1997) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Boys, I’m afraid the way to a woman’s bed is often through her stomach.”
Olivia Judson (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m afraid that females in many species often provoke males into fighting over them. When the mood strikes, they make themselves conspicuous—then stand back and watch the battle, before mating with the winner.”
Olivia Judson (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My elders could not tell me what made such a sound, because they were afraid that if they would tell me I would go about saying that the sound of the drum is being played in my chest. I grew up with that until I was six years old, with this sound of the drum, but I could only hear it by myself.”
Stella Chiweshe (1946–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I know that for someone of your stature, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, you have said that you are not afraid. But even if it is like throwing an egg against rock, or if I am like a moth drawn to the flame, inviting self-destruction, I will tell the truth about you.”
Peng Shuai (born 1986) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chinese tennis athlete accuses former top Communist Party official of sexual assault" in NPR (2 November 2021)
“American imperialism is now starting a new aggression against the People's Republic of China. The flames of aggressive war kindled by American imperialism around China are spreading. The Chinese people have a deep love of peace, but in order to defend peace, they have never been, and will never be, afraid of resisting an aggressive war.”
Zhu De (1886–1976) first seen 1950 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The October Revolution and the Chinese People" (November 1950)
“To every young creative in that room, your journey is yours to define. Do the work within, stay committed to growth, and never be afraid to evolve.”
Funke Akindele (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am so much enmeshed in my Luo family and community I am not afraid of writing from within it either.”
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye (1928–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Henry Louis Gates Jr’s op-ed piece in the New York times, Who’s Afraid of Black History? didn’t change my mind on the topic but it brought much needed perspective and insight to the current curriculum debates in the US.”
Sarah Ladipo Manyika (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think Poe's quite good, actually. The whole casual horror thing. Like someone standing next to you and screaming their head off and you asking them what the fuck and them stopping for a moment to say 'Oh you know, I'm just afraid of Death' and then they keep on with the screaming.”
Helen Oyeyemi (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...I tackle issues that some people and writers are afraid to talk about. Before, some old people like my mother's age mates think that their husbands are second to their God but I let them know that their husband is their mate, friend and whatever. Before, it was not like that and because that belief is still dominant in the northern states, whenever you touch that area, men don't like it.”
Balaraba Ramat Yakubu (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People to know that the Holy Land also belongs to them and they can always go. Because people are afraid, but when they go and then come back afterwards, they realize that nothing happened. The idea here is for them to know the meaning of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and to encourage them to see it.”
Kamal Hanna Bathish (1931–2025) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop of Jerusalem encourages Spaniards to go on pilgrimage to Holy Land (12 August 2004)
“If Chile was the cradle of neoliberalism, it will also be its grave. Do not be afraid of the youth changing this country... We are a generation that emerged in public life demanding our rights be respected as rights and not treated like consumer goods or a business... We no longer will permit that the poor keep paying the price of Chile's inequality.”
Gabriel Boric (born 1986) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in We Will Bury Neoliberalism': Global Celebration Follows Leftist Victory in Chile, Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, December 20, 2021
“I announced 'Jehad' - a movement to represent the silent majority to raise controversial issues that most people feel afraid to speak about. It liberated me from the corrupt politics that I had witnessed. I decided to stand apart and away from the mainstream of the rotting political system and the deficient and self-serving politicians that consumed our national wealth and exploited our people.”
Tehmina Durrani (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In her opinion, talking to the Taliban about reconciliation is a mistake, “another short-term quick fix that will do nothing to solve the world’s problems.” She advises her daughters not to be afraid of anything in case she doesn’t make it back home one day: “I live this life so that you — my precious girls — will be free to live your lives and to dream all of your dreams.”
Fawzia Koofi (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If we could be pure dancers in spirit we would never be afraid to love, and we would love with strength and wisdom.”
Ben Okri (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am sure you will like this gin. Nwabuzo had it buried in the ground last year when there was rumour that policemen were sent to search her house. When the policemen left, finding nothing, Nwabuzo was still afraid and left it in the ground. A week later, she fell ill and was rushed to the hospital where she remained for six months. She came back only a week ago. So the gin is a very good one.”
Flora Nwapa (1931–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source