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“Nini Mo says that most courage comes from being too tired and hungry to be afraid anymore. If exhaustion and hunger were the hallmarks of courage, then I was the bravest person that ever lived.”
Ysabeau S. Wilce (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Blessed is the Bishop who for the sake of the Gospel is not afraid to go against the current, who makes his face hard like that of Christ heading to Jerusalem without letting himself be held by misunderstandings and obstacles because he knows that the kingdom of God advances in the contradiction of the world.”
Gian Luca Perici (born 1964) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Serve, Follow “path of the Beatitudes”: Apostolic Nuncio to New Catholic Bishop in Malawi (22 January 2024) ACIA Africa
“We in the United States tend to be kind of an immigrant church. I think we all came from so many places and found a home here, but we're citizens and we belong to this wonderful country of ours and we must not be afraid. It isn't politics, it's faith.”
Francis Xavier Roque (1928–2019) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Walking With Mary (20 April 2012) Air Maria
“Hitler always tried to make us fight for every yard, threatening to court-martial anyone who didn’t. No withdrawal was officially permitted without his approval—even a small-scale withdrawal. This principle was so hammered into the army that it was a common saying that battalion commanders were afraid ‘to move a sentry from the window to the door’.”
Gotthard Heinrici (1886–1971) first seen 1948 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in B. H. Liddell Hart, The German Generals Talk (1948), ch. 15
“At the funeral, I told the people, "If you kill a lion, you will see what the lioness can do." I am not afraid of anything, not even death, because I have nothing left but my people. I am committed to protecting the CPA and ensuring that the people of Southern Sudan experience the freedom and dignity they have long yearned for.”
Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Unlike all the others, I satisfied all the conditions to be their presidential candidate but I hear they rejected me when they discussed my application. They were afraid of me. Here in Malawi we are still chauvinistic.”
Vera Chirwa (born 1932) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And when all this was happening. I was only a young lady- a mother of one. Our first born – a daughter was taken to live at Orton’s brother, Crosby Chirwa. And Orton asked me: Are you afraid? I said I am not. We are fighting for our land. We are fighting for the marginalised Africans. We are fighting for the rights of the marginalised women. We are fighting for the future of our children”
Vera Chirwa (born 1932) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: How women counted: Story of Vera ChirwaThe Times(Mar 3, 2016)
“But life was hard in Southern Rhodesia especially for us women. We thought it was the end of us. Sometimes, British police came pointing guns to our noses. But I was not afraid.”
Vera Chirwa (born 1932) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: How women counted: Story of Vera ChirwaThe Times(Mar 3, 2016)
“This was the summer when for a long time she had not been a member. She belonged to no club and was a member of nothing in the world. Frankie had become an unjoined person who hung around in the doorways, and she was afraid.”
Carson McCullers (1917–1967) first seen 1946 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Member of the Wedding (1946), ch. 1
“Because of the insolence of all the white race he was afraid to lose his dignity in friendliness.”
Carson McCullers (1917–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What we must be careful of is not to be afraid of our borrowings. I think myself that there is a sort of over-anxious desire for national art in this country.”
Cecily Sash (1925–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... Getting the science wrong has very real consequences. For example, when a community doesn’t vaccinate children because they’re afraid of “toxins” and think that prayer (or diet, exercise, and “”) is enough to prevent infection, outbreaks happen.”
Jennifer Raff (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.”
William Gilmore Simms (1806–1870) said by 1870 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cynicism and self-esteem run through everything. Christian of course we never were, and never shall be, not even in adversity; but we are no longer in the least afraid of God.”
E. V. Lucas (1868–1938) said by 1938 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Women are most adorable when they are afraid; that's why they frighten so easily.”
Ludwig Börne (1786–1837) said by 1837 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reported in Nathan Ausubel, A Treasury of Jewish Humor (1951), p. 108
“„Who knows, maybe it's totally awesome after death. We just don't know, so we are afraid, and so we often try to hold on here 'tooth and nail'.”
Stanislav Stodulka (born 1982) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ERROR (groWsoul, 2024), p. 204
“„Let's live in a way so that we don't have to be afraid to die!”
Stanislav Stodulka (born 1982) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ERROR (groWsoul, 2024), p. 204
“You cannot be your best self by yourself. None of us was created to be an island. You need those circles: who’s behind you, who’s with you, who’s ahead of you. You need to seek out mentors, coaches, and counsellors, and don’t be afraid to invest in yourself.”
Yawa Hansen-Quao (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I saw a platform that I felt I could lead, and I went with everything that I had… I had been on this journey to stop being afraid of the things I was innately attracted to.”
Yawa Hansen-Quao (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t be afraid to shake your coconuts!”
Grace Barbé first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Shake your coconuts! Seychelles-born artist Grace Barbé teaches the sega & moutia rhythms to Australia; By Hajira Amla and Sharon Uranie, retrieved on June 8, 2014
“We’re often afraid of change.”
Penny Siopis (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Since it was my first acting experience I was shy and afraid. But I think I did well. I got good reviewers from the audience saying that I did well.”
Mereb Estifanos (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I had to create my own ideas, and those were created by success as well as misfires. I am not afraid of change, rather embrace it. Change means growth.”
Aisha Bowe (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Because I am a courageous woman, and the film's script was very powerful. It presented the truth, and we, Arab and Muslims in general, are afraid of the truth about us. We refuse to look at ourselves in the mirror.”
Loubna Abidar (born 1985) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Moroccan Actress Loubna Abidar: 'We, Arab and Muslims, Are Afraid of The Truth about Us; We Refuse to Look in the Mirror, retrieved on Dec 30, 2016
“Interviewer: Anything else you would like to share? Billene Seyoum:I consider myself a feminist and not afraid to claim the word despite the perception it draws in people’s minds. In this regard, I encourage people to seek to understand before concluding.”
Billene Seyoum (born 1982) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Billene Seyoum Woldeyes inspiring through grace and willpower Retrieved 2 April 2025
“I’m afraid for my life and the lives of my family.”
Amina Tyler (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am not afraid of anyone and there is no question of me remaining silent! I only hope that nothing will happen to Mr. Samuel DOSSOU-AWORET. The current situation leads me to say that beyond Mr. Samuel DOSSOU-AWORET, all our fellow businessmen must react instead of suffering”
Claudine Prudencio (born 1966) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: BENIN – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE HONORABLE CLAUDINE AFIAVI PRUDENCIO: "Samuel Dossou-Aworet and I are receiving death threats. No Beninese would allow themselves to act in France as Bolloré is doing in Benin.", By i…
“We are so afraid to be vulnerable about who we really are. The minute we step out there, we wear this veil of perfection then walk around feeling like imposters all day. Yet, the reason we feel like imposters is because we’re just not being ourselves”
Bonnie Mbuli (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m never afraid to walk the streets of Milwaukee.”
Lucille Berrien (1928–2026) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Profiles in Milwaukee history: activist Lucille Berrien Retrieved 18 April 2025
“I’ve decided not to be afraid of challenging myself in terms of languages – with respect, of course”
Nqobile Sipamla (born 1984) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nqobile Sipamla joins the cast of Showmax Original Empini,9 May 2024,by Showmax
“I am afraid not. Being in front of the camera is not something I relish anymore. I prefer being behind the lens and writing my own scripts and telling my own stories.”
Nana Kagga (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My dad Prince Gerald Manyindo . Him and I were the best of friends. I could literally tell him anything cause raising us, he’d taught us to respect him but not be afraid of him. My dad and I both loved music so much so we had a lot to talk about. I miss him everyday.”
Juliana Kanyomozi (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The moment when a man hears that a girl's fiance has died only that day is the last moment that that man should ever begin to fall in love with her, but I'm afraid that's just how it was. The emotions are no respecters of the niceties, the proprieties and decencies of this life.”
Alistair MacLean (1922–1987) first seen 1959 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Night Without End (1959), ch. 5
“(To the daily newspaper Libero) I had already hired Guzzanti. Vittorio had been less effective in recent years, Romagnoli had disappeared a bit, I was trying to hire Battista, but he said no, he was afraid, perhaps he dreamed of more important things. Galli della Loggia I simply forgot about him.”
Maurizio Belpietro (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm afraid that she's gonna ask me advice on how to dispose of Ariana's body. I mean, sodium hydroxide and a plastic bin. Google it. But leave me out of it.”
Stassi Schroeder (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I'm afraid, I lose my mind. It's fine, it happens all the time.”
“Good judges are going away. We need replacements and this is what I want to share with the bar. I am afraid. I am apprehensive. The younger lot in the bar are not willing to become judges. One of the reasons is that the office of a judge in the higher judiciary is losing its aura and majesty.”
Ranjan Gogoi (born 1954) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Gogoi speaking at the farewell ceremony of Justice Kurian Joseph on 29 November 2018 (Source).
“People will think it is intra-party; my opponent in this contest is Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and he is afraid of meeting me in the field. That is the truth of the matter. Ifeanyi does not want to run in an election against me. He wants to push me away. Ifeanyi is now parcelling land in Enugu State and issuing certificates of occupancy to judicial officers in Abuja.”
Okechukwu Ezea (1963–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am not afraid to fail.”
Richard Mofe-Damijo (born 1961) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Discussing resilience, authenticity and personal growth. The Punch, 25 July 2021.
“Today men are afraid to be different—to be so is the unforgivable sin. What I am looking for is the man with long legs able to step from mountain peak to mountain peak. Life is being ground down. Men are asked to stoop to the level of the crippled.”
William Gayley Simpson (1892–1990) first seen 1935 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Jeffers, Frances C. (February 18, 1935). "Bill Simpson Is Back Again". Unity. Vol. CXIV, no. 13. Chicago. p. 251.
“If I die for another hundred, I will be reborn another hundred times: God is with me and I am not afraid!”
Salvo D'Acquisto (1920–1943) said by 1943 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Barbara Conti, Castel Giuliano, commemorazione per Salvo D'Acquisto, Lagone.it, 21 October 2013.
“Business owners shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help from the people who have the answers.”
Sian Gabbidon (born 1992) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Apprentice winner Sian Gabbidon reveals secrets to starting a successful business. September 3, 2021
“One should never be afraid to take a risk and really just give it a go and try something new, a completely different experience”
Cecilia Harvey first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: CitiGroup COO Cecilia Harvey Helping Women ‘Bring Fire’,June 16, 2015
“Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want.”
Lorraine Heggessey (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We need people like you with a passion for making things work, who embrace failure as a chance to learn and who are not afraid to tackle challenges head on. You are already great role models for aspiring engineers at school in the area and beyond.”
Cressida Hogg wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“By modelling confident civility. You cannot build innovative organisations if people are afraid to ask awkward questions or express an unpopular view. We’ve allowed disagreement to become personalised.”
Helena Morrissey, Baroness Morrissey (born 1966) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Baroness Morrissey on markets, leadership and free speech September 15, 2025
“I still remember a press conference in Amman with King Hussein of Jordan during the first Gulf War. I wanted to ask the king why he had grown a beard, but I was afraid it was a stupid question and didn't raise my hand. A colleague asked the question shortly afterwards and the king smiled and replied that it was to mask irritation caused by the stress of war. I was ashamed of my self-sabotage.”
Lilli Gruber (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is a time for bottom-up planning. Don’t be afraid to think radically because that is, in fact, what’s needed at a time of crisis.”
Anne Glover (businesswoman) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Make sure whatever you do doesn’t compromise your family, because that becomes untenable. And don’t be afraid to ask questions.”
Carole Middleton (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not be afraid to follow the road less traveled,.”
Bonita C. Stewart (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source