You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don't make it, at least you can say you tried.

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.

I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing.

If you go around being afraid, you're never going to enjoy life. You have only one chance, so you've got to have fun.

First, I am afraid to die and I love to live. But an adventure is only an adventure when there is the threat of dying.

God, I am afraid he won't give me his answer today. If only somebody would help me - it is all so terribly depressing.

A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason.

Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs.

People are not afraid to be activists, to be vocal. And I think back to my years in college, and that wasn't the case.

An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.

If you're so afraid of your imagination that you stifle it, how are you going to know God? How can you imagine heaven?

I like to be part of the change I want to see in the world. Not being afraid of criticism is actually a big advantage.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

People are afraid of their own lives. Shouldn't your goal be to have a meaningful life? Unknown, mysterious, thrilling?

A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.

I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding it.

We are afraid of ideas, of experimenting, of change. We shrink from thinking a problem through to a logical conclusion.

I can go in front of thousands of people on stage and not be afraid, but when there's just a few people, that scares me.

I've always been outspoken. I've always been honest. I've always said things that maybe other people were afraid to say.

Women love an honest man. An honest man that isn't afraid to say, 'Men get hurt too.' And a lot of men don't admit that.

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them.

Because I am basically so insecure and anxious and afraid, I never, ever in my life learned to reach out for help, ever.

I'm afraid of buying a house or anything, 'cause if there's one paparazzi outside for one day, then they'll never leave.

People are afraid of changing; that they're losing something. They don't understand that they are also gaining something.

My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me.

I was afraid that science-fiction buffs and everybody would say things like, 'You know, there's no sound in outer space.'

From my perspective, there's no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death.

There has been a change in men's attitudes toward their clothes. Men are more aware of fashion; they're not afraid of it.

Only reform and opening up can develop China. We must not be afraid of any risks, and not be confused by any distractions.

I used to be afraid to use the word 'pop' to describe my music, but underneath my tough, bad-girl sound, there's some fun.

I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be.

A man is more frank and sincere with his emotions than a woman. We girls, I'm afraid, have a tendency to hide our feelings.

What good does it do to be afraid? It doesn't help anything. You better try and figure out what's happening and correct it.

Everybody talking about being afraid of being boring is boring. You have to go for the real substance of life after awhile.

Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough.

I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work. I love to write.

Be patient, work hard and consistently, have faith in your writing, and don't be afraid to listen to constructive criticism.

I am prone to despair. We are all born with a particular personality. I get afraid and then I don't want to leave the house.

When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.

I'm definitely not afraid of death. It's like I'm looking forward to it, really. I'm probably a little more afraid of living.

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear which they have of doing injustice.

I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mean people don't like what I am saying.

I'm not afraid of confrontation. It doesn't have to be an argument. We all have a voice. And they are all worth listening to.

I think digital will displace film, yes. We're talking about digital as a thing of the future, but I'm afraid that it's here.

You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves.

You can't be afraid of getting old. Old is good, if you're gathering in life. Our band is good at understanding that equation.

I don't have anything against SyCo or 'X Factor' or any of that. I'm just a guy who got really afraid of not being in control.

I'm a church boy. I got whuppin's. So I'm afraid at any moment my grandmother could just swing down from heaven with a switch.

There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.

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