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“A socialist independent to the point of not being afraid to make luxuries. (December 19, C.E.1906; Vergani, p. 248)”
Jules Renard (1864–1910) said by 1910 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are times when everything goes your way. There is no need to be afraid. These are moments that pass. (October 31, C.E.1908; Vergani, p. 263)”
Jules Renard (1864–1910) said by 1910 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nigerian women should tell me what I have done wrong and how I have misrepresented them that made them afraid to vote for me.”
Sarah Jibril (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every day there is that little bit that changes us. People. words. Music. Books. Sentences. A laugh. Afraid of a moment. A dispute. Boredom. Every day there is that little bit that changes us.”
Aminata Touré (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With a final glance at the dark room in which she had been held, she walked forward, light welling up around her, afraid of no one, returning the blows that came her way, and then walking on.... (Chapter Fourteen)”
Latifa al-Zayyat (1923–1996) said by 1996 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And my biggest error starting out was being afraid to be genuinely myself and put myself out there.”
Abiola Abrams (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is nothing wrong with being a presenter or an actor, but if you are interested in other tech aspects of the job, you need to embrace that thing you are afraid of.”
Nkiru Njoku (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To get married you have to save a huge amount of money, and if you never get enough, you become afraid of going your whole life without ever getting married.”
Oumou Sangaré (born 1968) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Oumou Sangaré, BOMB Magazine, 1997.
“You can’t put yourself in a box because you’re afraid of other people’s opinions.”
Angel Locsin (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is too much violence in polity everywhere. And if you are not careful with your life, you can lose it cheaply. At least, I don't want to die cheap even though I am not afraid of death. So, I really have to know the time to slow down and watch.”
Iyabo Anisulowo first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nigeria: Female Politicians Should Have Three Eyes", Interview with Funke Olaode, This Day, 5 July 2009
“Do not be afraid. God is with you. We will mobilize our various local government areas and constituencies towards achieving success. You are a committed Executive Council member who is resourceful and result-oriented. Go, make us proud.”
Glory Emmanuel Edet first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://businessday.ng/news/article/2023-umo-enos-endorsement-gets-a-boost-from-a-ibom-exco/
“The world is afraid to read poetry, but the world is full of poetry.”
Jumoke Verissimo (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don't be afraid to take risks, because that's where growth and opportunity lie.”
Ursula Burns (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t be afraid, keep working hard. Everything will work out.”
Bolaji Ogunmola first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bolaji give advise in 2021
“I have always believed in magic. I used to run into the woods as a little kid looking for witches. But I'm not superstitious, because I m not afraid of it. I see it as something really beautiful, and I wouldn't want to live in a world without magic.”
Anya Taylor-Joy (born 1996) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“’Coconut was an appeal to celebrate who we are and not be afraid and ashamed of that.”
Kopano Matlwa (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I've always been attracted to music, and women like Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and Tina Turner showed the path, in a way. They're all tough women but not afraid to be vulnerable. They made me feel someone like me could do that.”
Pearl Mackie (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don't be afraid to read things that will shake you and will shake your faith.”
Chikodili Emelumadu wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don't be afraid to read things that are controversial.”
Chikodili Emelumadu wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But I would like to point out that many women in my community are no longer afraid to tell their stories; they no longer seek for anyone’s permission before they call out their abusers on social media. They no longer accept bullshit from men, from the society, and the treacherous system that insists on relegating us to the background”
Ukamaka Olisakwe (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t be afraid to go through those hard moments to resolve things or be forced to have all of those unresolved issues with people. Be honest, kind and brave with the people you love because you don’t know how long you’re going to have them.”
Ngozi Anyanwu first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ngozi on hard moments in 2017
“My late grandmother, a great matriarch is my hero. She was afraid of no one and spoke her mind. In meetings where only men were allowed to speak, she would stand up and speak.”
Phumzile van Damme (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It’s when you’re uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.”
Barbara Corcoran (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ghanaians are afraid of new taxes likely to spring up from today’s mid-year budget review.”
Zuwera Ibrahimah (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I tackle hard things. And if it’s really hard, I just dig my feet in a little bit deeper so that I’m completely anchored. I’m not afraid to do hard things at all,”
Jennifer Moss (1945–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“they must not be afraid to dream big dreams and not focus on how the dreams will materialise.”
Mahmood Ahmadu (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you think that happiness is all about driving a nice car or living in a big house, I’m afraid to say that you’ll never be happy. The mistake in the pursuit of happiness is to attach it conditionally to superficial, material objects.”
Liam Hackett (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I cannot destroy my current self so that my future self can survive. Officers, let me proclaim courageously to you once more: “Rather than prostrate myself before the wielders of power, I prefer to die and be true to myself. If this displeases you, you may take me anywhere you wish. I am not afraid of anything you may do to me.” This is the way I have felt in the past and it is the way I feel now.”
Kaneko Fumiko (1903–1926) said by 1926 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t get scared when you hear me call television, radios, and computers “man-eating goblins.” No need to be afraid. My hope is that you will clearly recognize these things for what they are. Once you recognize them, those electric gadgets lose their power to confuse you. But if you’re confused by them, then they can gobble you down. (p. 67)”
Hsuan Hua (1918–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My glance is more evasive than usual. I am afraid someone will see my disordered thoughts. I take care not to reveal anything. Am I going to wear this stifling mask until the end of my life? (p147)”
Marie Vieux-Chauvet (1916–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We must not limit ourselves to words alone. To convince someone is to convert them, and to assist that conversion, we must not be afraid to share with another human being in his difficulties and sufferings. We have to be witnesses to God's mercy.”
Edward Ozorowski (1941–2024) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mercy is 'an Extension' of God's Love (19 April 2009) Divine Mercy
“His own suffering, preceding the similar experiences of his nephews, makes him unwilling to face the idea of progeny. He is afraid of the continued perpetuation of "wasteland," and yet he now tries courageously to discover the truth of that condition, the source of it, perhaps the cure.... (chapter Five, p194)”
Jo Sinclair (1913–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We must not be afraid to name and shame the devil or to correct the ills of society if we want to be a truly reconciled African continent.”
Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (born 1960) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Year of Reconciliation" (16 March 2015) Fides News Agency
“I fully support @EmmanuelMacron: we should not draw red lines for ourselves, we must draw red lines for Russia and we should not be afraid to enforce them. Ukraine must win, Russia must be defeated. Russia delenda est!”
Edgars Rinkēvičs (born 1973) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: March 15 2024 on Twitter
“We have the power of prayer and we want to pray every time we are afraid; in this case, we must pray that the flow of lava will stop.”
Luigi Bommarito (1926–2019) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sicily Praying That Lava Takes a Turn for the Best (23 July 2001) Zenit
“We need never be afraid to speak the truth. Authentic ecumenism requires that we speak the truth to each other lovingly, and love each other truthfully. Inter-church families must be a special focus of our concern. We ought offer them our friendship, respect their experience and try to find new ways to respond to their needs.”
Michael Ernest Putney (1946–2014) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: H. Exc. Most Rev. Michael Ernest PUTNEY, Titular Bishop of Mizigi, Auxiliary of Brisbane, Australia (25 November 1998) Press Office of the Holy See
“Out of your feeling and out of your pain it must come. Others have found it. You can too. But first you must think and not be afraid of your thoughts. And if you have questions and you look around you will find those who will answer them. But first you must know what you are going to fight and why and what you want.”
Peter Abrahams (1919–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It would take a while for me to realise that each of my children had given me as much as they took. My memories of them, bittersweet and constant, were as powerful as a physical presence. And because of that, as a bus bore me into the heart of a city I did not know, while my last child was dying in Lagos and the country was unraveling, I was not afraid because I was not alone.”
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Trump makes people I care about afraid. Immigrants, Muslims, etc. Because of this I find him reprehensible. God wants better of us.”
J.D. Vance (born 1984) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tweet (October 2016), as cited in "Senate hopeful J.D. Vance apologizes for criticizing Trump as 'reprehensible' in deleted tweets", CNN (July 6, 2021)
“I am not afraid to air my dirty linen in public, for how else shall I get it clean”
Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I want to work with an aesthetics that is not afraid of the political”
Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A lot of people are really afraid that we are going to start imposing things through the government. I have absolutely no nostalgic feelings for that time. I want to go forward. Of course, we have nothing to impose on anyone — not the government nor the people. We want to propose but not impose. We propose and present the message and people are free to accept it.”
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix (born 1957) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Q&A with new archbishop of Quebec, Gérald Lacroix (23 March 2011) National Post
“I am terribly afraid of the electric stove, I do not like using it because you stand up when you cook.”
Okot p'Bitek (1931–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m a Homo habilis”; “the pig and ape that I am”; “Is she not afraid I might stain her, my colour jump onto her like in those monster horror films?”
Stephen Buoro (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost." - A retort to a unionist MP who spoke of how he shuddered each time he passed the now-empty Parliament House, Dublin. The MP had voted in favour of the Act of Union which abolished the Irish Parliament.”
John Philpot Curran (1750–1817) said by 1817 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What has been revealed since, many times over, is that no one but Yaniv is, in these particular circumstances, guilty of harassment. Indeed, it is the women he attempted to extort money from, by abusing the tribunal system and human rights law, who have felt afraid, bullied, and preyed upon by a man claiming to be a woman.”
Meghan Murphy (born 1978) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Yaniv’s case is lost…now can we discuss the problems with gender identity ideology?", The Spectator (USA, 23 October 2019)
“There are some continuing biases against Muslims. Even by our political leaders in society, thus we must form them, we must equip them... so that there could be true dialogue by eliminating biases in the pursuit of peace. It makes me afraid because my responsibility is now bigger. Zamboanga has faced many challenges.”
Julius Sullan Tonel (born 1956) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Philippine archbishop to promote peace in troubled region (26 April 2024) Union of Asian Catholic News
“I wonder if someday I'll be able to free myself from the forlorn and agonizing shell in which you raised me. When I look at the figure stretched out on the bed, I can't let go of my hostility, because I'm afraid that dejection will take its place and leave me with no defense against despair. (chapter 1 p34)”
Évelyne Trouillot (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.”
Eddie Rickenbacker (1890–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Quote Unquote (1977) compiled by Lloyd Cory, p. 73.
“No! Anybody who is afraid for his life will not do this kind of job. As you know, they say, “Death is a necessary end. It comes when it will come.”
Attahiru Jega (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source