Top 91 Afraid To Change Quotes
#1. You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that it's okay to be sad and okay to show when you are happy.
Shah Rukh Khan
#2. The technique of tredding the success path is making a single step, and if you are kinda afraid to throw the second leg, hire divinity to pull you along.
Michael Bassey Johnson
#3. To be faithful, to be creative, we need to be able to change. To change! And why must I change? So that I can adapt to the situations in which I must proclaim the Gospel. To stay close to God, we need to know how to set out; we must not be afraid to set out.
Pope Francis
#4. I prefer sinners and madmen, who can learn, who can change, who can teach-or people like myself, if I may say so, who are not afraid to eat a lobster alone as they take on their shoulders the monumental weight of thirty years
James Baldwin
#5. Part of being alive is having life change us. The people around us, the events we live through, all of them shape us. And that's what I think you're afraid of. Maybe not of dying. But of this you, the you you've become, ceasing to exist.
Amie Kaufman
#6. We must not be afraid to reveal the rainbow buried deep within us, to spread our wings and help make the world flourish.
Chip St. Clair
#7. Not being afraid to make changes is a valuable tool - knowing you can change back.
Tori Amos
#8. I crossed the room to him. "I love you," I said in a rush, afraid I would change my mind.
"Charles," he replied.
Edith Pattou
#9. I think the main thing for young women is to have confidence and not be afraid to challenge continuing inequalities, because that's the only way you'll get change.
Sarah Gavron
#10. There's always fear. Always fear. Anyone who says they are not afraid is lying to you. Because this can all change tomorrow.
Donald Faison
#11. The real secret is to build an organization that isn't afraid to make changes while it is still successful, before change becomes imperative for survival.
Lewis E. Platt
#12. We live our lives afraid of change and if we were to just embrace it instead, it wouldn't seem like such a big deal when it hits us.
Nicole Williams
#13. We can't be afraid to change. You may fell secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know there is a such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, maybe the very reason you don't have something better.
C. JoyBell C.
#14. I've come to realize that you can fight a lot of things in life, but you can't help who you love. You can't change who your heart chooses. I'm afraid that very fact will be the greatest tragedy of my life.
Sarah Jio
#15. I am afraid to die, though,' I whispered to myself. These turned out to be my last words. They were not very impressive words, but it was too late to change them.
Haruki Murakami
#16. Often we don't change because we're afraid of what might happen. We cling to what we recognize, even if we are steeped in suffering.
Isha Judd
#17. A small change can make a big difference. You are the only one who can make our world a better place to inhabit. So, don't be afraid to take a stand .
Ankita Singhal
#18. Today masses of black women in the U.S. refuse to acknowledge that they have much to gain by feminist struggle. They fear feminism. They have stood in place so long that they are afraid to move. They fear change. They fear losing what little they have.
Bell Hooks
#19. Life is all about change. If it were static, think about how boring it would be. You can't be afraid of it, and you can't worry that you'll mess things up. You deserve good things, and I want to be one of them.
Ellen Hopkins
#20. But it's been a wonderful change. I've found myself. I am stronger than I have ever been. I am painting, and I'm good at it. I have goals and desires. That's a positive change. Not something to be afraid of.
M.J. Rose
#21. Maybe that's what they're afraid of. Maybe they don't want these children to make up their own minds. Maybe if they did that, the world would change.
Walter Mosley
#22. Technology is always evolving, and companies.. not just search companies.. can't be afraid to take advantage of change.
Eric Schmidt
#23. Some rules are nothing but old habits that people are afraid to change.
Therese Anne Fowler
#24. My mantra is, 'Don't be afraid of color.' What did it do to you? Do a color testing in alternate kinds of light you desire in the room because the pigment will change. And I refuse to believe that pale pale or white colors in a small room will buy you more square footage. Go with color all the way.
Bryan Batt
#25. If we let go of things, our life is going to change.
And the reality is that we are actually more afraid of change than we are of death.
Caroline Myss
#26. There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.
Theodore Roosevelt
#27. They think the government shows people everything - how to work, study, eat, sleep and that's it. They are afraid of change. They do not understand that if you want to do something, you should do it. You are free, people, free!
Anton Krotov
#28. Be a little kinder than you have to.
Never eat anything bigger than your ass
Do not accept an evil you can change
Always do what your afraid to do
E. Lockhart
#29. We are afraid of ideas, of experimenting, of change. We shrink from thinking a problem through to a logical conclusion.
Anne Sullivan
#30. Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world ... would do this, it would change the earth.
William Faulkner
#31. Sometimes women are afraid to be sexy and women should know that sometimes a dress can change her life
Roberto Cavalli
#32. Even thought you can't see it, my son, things are changing. Things ALWAYS change, given enough time and pressure. The very thought of that is scary to some, but change is absolutely nothing to be afraid of. It is a simple fact of life.
EXO Books
#33. We've got to stop being afraid of the change.
Kiera Cass
#34. If you're hurting, don't be afraid to seek the help you need! Speak to someone - it may just change your life.
Demi Lovato
#35. It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear ... It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to.
Marilyn Ferguson
#36. When I wanted to change the concept of what I was doing, I needed to be more public because it involved more people to collaborate. And I'm doing television now. I have to be honest, I was very afraid to do TV. I said no for 10 years.
Naomi Campbell
#37. You need to find where you fit in this world, where you are happiest, where you can make a difference. And don't be afraid of change.
Jennifer Ryan
#38. I used to be a lot more afraid of climate change. Now I spend my time working, planning, trying to move forward.
Margaret D. Klein
#39. For the soul-wounded woman. Your healed voice is my favorite sound. Your hurts, they walk right into our hearts; but your story of healing
that can change lives. Never be afraid to find and use your voice.
Jo Ann Fore
#41. Do not be afraid to try something new. The cost of playing it safe all the time could far exceed the cost of daring to change.
Linda El Awar
#42. 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.
Ronda Rousey
#43. People get stuck a lot because they're afraid to act; in the worst case, ... we get so attached to some end result that we can't function. We need help just to move on, only life doesn't wait.
Bernie Glassman
#44. Just as when we come into the world, when we die we are afraid of the unknown. But the fear is something from within us that has nothing to do with reality. Dying is like being born: just a change.
Isabel Allende
#45. When are we going to stop being afraid to push for change and begin putting into action the things we have discussed for centuries? Mental health cannot wait any longer. Lets get to work!
Tamara Hill
#46. People are really in despair today in Greece. They are afraid of tomorrow. They suffer. We have 1.2 million people without jobs. So you understand that this crisis cannot leave the political system untouched. Of course we have to change but we have to change in the right way.
Dora Bakoyannis
#47. Pray and ask God to show you a specific area where you need to let go of selfishness. Once He shows you, don't get discouraged or be afraid - trust God to change you!
Joyce Meyer
#48. I'm terrified of being too famous. What I'm really afraid of is that the audiences will go into the theater and not be able to forget that it's me, that fame will stand in the way of my acting. I want to keep being able to change into different shapes and different personalities.
Noomi Rapace
#49. People are so afraid to say the word 'comic'. It makes you think of a grown man with pimples, a ponytail and a big belly. Change it to 'graphic novel' and that disappears.
Marjane Satrapi
#50. I know you better then anyone. You're practically my son, and I think that it's the fact that you don't want to see her leave. You are afraid of change." He paused; he was right. "You are afraid that she will change.
Shannon A. Thompson
#51. If the only thing people learned was not to be afraid of their experience, that alone would change the world.
Sydney Banks
#52. True hustlers are prepared to get hustled and know when to change positions and move to something different and aren't afraid.
Curtis Jackson
#53. It's the moment when you know that you can have what you want if you're only brave enough to say so. It's a split second when everything can change, but you pussy out because you're too afraid to risk the rejection.
Penelope Douglas
#54. We are now in a position to understand the anti-Semite. He is a man who is afraid. Not of the Jews, to be sure, but of himself, of his own consciousness, of his liberty, of his instincts, of his responsibilities, of solitariness, of change, of society, and of the world of everything except the Jews.
Jean-Paul Sartre
#55. I am afraid that I do not hold with the theory of 'global warming' - there will always be climate change ... Big thing here is - do we know what we are doing that is bringing about climate change? At present the answer to this is NO.
Kevin Warwick
#56. I see a man who wants the world to think he has everything but is actually very lonely. You have a wild side, but you don't want that life anymore. I think you're on a journey to discover who you are, just like me, only you're more afraid of change than I am." Mason
Ruth Cardello
#57. Don't be afraid of change, because it is leading you to a new beginning.
Joyce Meyer
#58. You should have changed if you wanted to remain yourself but you were afraid to change.
Joy Williams
#59. Someone needs to encourage us not to brush aside what we feel. Not to be ashamed of the love and grief that it arouses in us. Not to be afraid of pain. Someone needs to encourage us: that this soft spot in us could be awakened, and that to do this would change our lives.
Pema Chodron
#60. Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
B.K.S. Iyengar
#61. If there's one thing I've discovered, it's that stifling yourself will only lead to more misery. [ ... ] I polluted all other happiness because I was afraid to let myself create and change. You have to have courage. Real courage to explore, to fail, and to pick yourself back up again.
Siobhan Vivian
#62. If things are too perfect, people are always so afraid that it's going to change, so they ruin it themselves.
Marilyn Manson
#63. Is any man afraid of change? Why what can take place without change? What then is more pleasing or more suitable to the universal nature?
Marcus Aurelius
#64. To be successful one must be willing to learn and apply new concepts and not be afraid of change.
Craig R. Barrett
#65. To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
Rosa Parks
#66. The world is a terrifying place, more than I ever realized. But if I had my whole life to do over again, that's literally the only thing I'd change. I'd stop being so afraid of other people.
Brian K. Vaughan
#67. Im afraid to live in the future because of my past yet i dwell in the past and look forward to change in the future
Cheyenne
#68. Mother, I share your concern, but I do not know how to be afraid of what I cannot change.- Sari
Ray Anyasi
#69. If you're afraid to change something it is clearly poorly designed.
Martin Fowler
#70. Why is it that we are happy to see change of system happening in movies but, when it comes to real life, we are afraid of it. Are we a Box Office Democracy?
Sukant Ratnakar
#71. Always revisit your decisions in the light of new knowledge and information. Don't be afraid to change.
Chris Guillebeau
#72. People are afraid of change. Change is inevitable to life. Change actually has the mask of pushing us out of comfort zone. Every time we learn, go through life experiences our perception/Emotional chemistry is changing. Embrace change because we are becoming a more polished version of ourselves.
Matthew Donnelly
#73. We cannot expect to grow if we are too afraid or unwilling to change and face challenges. When we exit our everyday, mundane lifestyles to do something different we can experience growth, undiscovered strength, and new abilities within ourselves.
Ashley Ormon
#74. Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
Cesar Chavez
Address to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Nov. 9, 1984
Cesar Chavez
#75. The Internet has allowed a lot of access - people feel entitled to change the ending of games, for example. So there are a lot more voices coming at you all the time, which I think has its effect on creative decision making and possibly makes people more afraid to take risks.
Tim Schafer
#76. I was afraid, but then I was always afraid of something. Why not be fearless? Why not live a little?
Tim McGiven
#77. Never make a plan without knowing as much as you can of the enemy. Never be afraid to change your plans when you receive new information. Never believe you know everything. And never wait to know everything.
Robert Jordan
#78. Those who speak of progression but are afraid of change are self-repressed and therefore unable to reach any further than their eyes can already see.
Criss Jami
#79. But if you want to change the world, don't be afraid of the circuses.
William H. McRaven
#80. Sometimes the one thing you need for growth is the one thing you are afraid to do.
Shannon L. Alder
#81. Over his years of helping runaways to find the Smoke, David had encountered wild animals, forest fires, and bio-engineered poisonous plants. But nothing was more dangerous than a city afraid of change.
Scott Westerfeld
#82. Lesson No. 33: Don't be afraid to make difficult decisions, the ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are usually the ones that do.
George Ilian
#83. That when you have something important to do, you should simply do it. Because fear is a useless emotion that doesn't change anything." She rested her cheek against his chest. "And life is too short and too precious to spend any of it being afraid.
Shelly Thacker
#84. We have reason not to be afraid of the machine, for there is always constructive change, the enemy of machines, making them change to fit new conditions.
Charles Kettering
#85. For too long, our society has shrugged off bullying by labeling it a 'rite of passage' and by asking students to simply 'get over it.' Those attitudes need to change. Every day, students are bullied into silence and are afraid to speak up. Let's break this silence and end school bullying.
Linda Sanchez
#86. Used to be, we were afraid of being eaten by tigers. That was a legit fear. You get eaten by a tiger just one time, and things change dramatically for you.
Johnny B. Truant
#87. I love you," "I was wrong," and "I apologize" are powerful words. They can save marriages, deepen friendships, and change lives. Don't be afraid to use them.
John Hawkins
#88. My putting strategy is simple: If you're not making putts, don't be afraid to change your technique.
Louis Oosthuizen
#89. Everone has a pain thermometer that goes from zero to ten. No one will make a change until they reach ten. Nine won't do it. At nine you are still afraid. Only ten will move you, and when you're there, you'll know. No one can make that decision for you.
Vicki Myron
#90. I don't believe in any particular definition of the afterlife, but I do believe we're spiritual creatures and more than our biology and that energy cannot be destroyed, but can change. I don't know what the afterlife is going to be, but I'm not afraid of it.
Alan Ball
#91. You're afraid, you will just keep making the fear. If you want to change it, you change from your soul.
Ram Dass
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