#being afraid

I got this idea about being afraid to let go of something and being afraid of sinking into a state of almost anesthesia, where you have to trust other people. Just the paranoia of it all. And it seemed to suit the frenetic track. So I just wrote it out and, you know, said it. ↗

— Nick Rhodes

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I think knowing people by first names, not by what they do sexually, is really what it's about. Not being afraid. Fear is the enemy. I've always been comfortable with being gay. ↗

— Herb Ritts

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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions. ↗

— Eartha Kitt

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True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is. ↗

— Norman Schwarzkopf

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The greatest gift is not being afraid to question. ↗

— Ruby Dee

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'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.' ↗

— John Abbott

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I think sometimes that people think brave means not being afraid, which of course it doesn't mean that at all. It means that you're afraid, but you move past that and do it anyway, do what you think is right. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

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