Quotes About Afraid Of Change

#1. 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

#2. Ignorance is always afraid of change.

Jawaharlal Nehru

#3. We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don't have something better.

C. JoyBell C.

#4. What if I told you that 10 years from now, your life would be exactly the same? I doubt you would be happy. So, why are you so afraid of change?

Karen Salmansohn

#5. Societies as well as people become afraid of change as they grow older. It's human nature. The young have adventures while the old sit at home and nurture their memories.

Paul J. McAuley

#6. If seeds were afraid of change, there would be no flowers or trees.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#7. 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

#8. My stress resulted from not knowing God, not trusting him with my whole heart, seeking peace and purpose from the world instead of from him, and from being so afraid of change that I would rather suffer than obey.

Tracie Miles

#9. 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

#10. I guess we resist changing, because we are afraid of change.

Spencer Johnson

#11. I'm not afraid of change, let's put it that way.

Hannah Simone

#12. 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

#13. People, even children, aren't really afraid of change. They're afraid of not being prepared for change.

Paul Smith

#14. To be successful one must be willing to learn and apply new concepts and not be afraid of change.

Craig R. Barrett

#15. Because the fundamental human problem is that people are afraid of change.

Rei Kawakubo

#16. 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

#17. 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

#18. Don't be afraid of change, because it is leading you to a new beginning.

Joyce Meyer

#19. 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

#20. People are afraid of change. We all are. Human beings are afraid of change, but change can be good.

Jeff Pinkner

#21. 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

#22. Some people are afraid of change and [feel] that getting older is a bad thing, but I really love maturing and gaining wisdom, and the experience of being pregnant and having a child and seeing what a woman's body can do is amazing.

Christina Aguilera

#23. Of course I am!" Mattie stomped her foot, and the entire house shook. "Everyone should be afraid of change - people die in such times.

Ekaterina Sedia

#24. I tell all my younger friends, 'Don't be afraid of change. That is when you truly see what your destiny is.'

Iman

#25. 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

#26. Most people are afraid of change. But if you look at it as something you can always count on, then it can be a comfort.

Clint Eastwood

#27. People are always afraid of anything different. They are afraid of change," says Sensai. "It is the same everywhere.

Sandy Fussell

#28. What if I told you 10 years from now your life would be exactly the same?
Doubt you'd be happy.
So, why are you afraid of change?

Karen Salmansohn

#29. 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

#30. 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

#31. Always revisit your decisions in the light of new knowledge and information. Don't be afraid to change.

Chris Guillebeau

#32. 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

#33. Mother, I share your concern, but I do not know how to be afraid of what I cannot change.- Sari

Ray Anyasi

#34. 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

#35. 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

#36. 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

#37. I was afraid you'd turn into one of those literary types who say books can change the world when they're feeling good about themselves and it's only a book when anybody challenges them.

G. Willow Wilson

#38. 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

#39. 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

#40. If the only thing people learned was not to be afraid of their experience, that alone would change the world.

Sydney Banks

#41. 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

#42. 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

#43. 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

#44. 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

#45. 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

#46. 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

#47. I was afraid, but then I was always afraid of something. Why not be fearless? Why not live a little?

Tim McGiven

#48. Never fear what people will say ... Never think you can't do it because it was never done before! You can be the source of change that is suspending for quite a long period now! You too can fly!

Israelmore Ayivor

#49. 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

#50. But if you want to change the world, don't be afraid of the circuses.

William H. McRaven

#51. Since the caveman days, fear has been a powerful motivator that can influence our decision-making. Nowadays, however, we aren't running from wild animals, but instead are afraid of emotional trauma, change, disappointment and rejection.

Elaina Marie

#52. Human progress had so often been checked by those who were afraid of losing what they had.

Marya Mannes

#53. 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

#54. 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

#55. They are afraid of bodies. Because bodies betray us. They grow and they change and they love and they leak and they get tired and sick and old and they shake and die.
They are afraid of these things because they are afraid of discord.

Anna Smaill

#56. 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

#57. 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

#58. 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

#59. The more important question, of course, was what the new Lucy would do, and even though I was pretty sure the old Lucy wouldn't be around much anymore, I was a little bit afraid the new Lucy hadn't yet shown up.

Pam Houston

#60. Your words can change the course of your life, don't be afraid.

Annisa Swanson

#61. Funny how growing up can change your opinion of being afraid of the dark and afraid of the bills.

Amelia Hutchins

#62. Technology is always evolving, and companies.. not just search companies.. can't be afraid to take advantage of change.

Eric Schmidt

#63. 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

#64. 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

#65. 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

#66. 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

#67. Because you can't chart a course around anything you're afraid of. You can't run from any part of yourself, and it's better that you can't. Sometimes I've thought it's only our challenges that sharpen us, and change us, too - a

Paula McLain

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

Calvin Klein

#69. Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn't change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging.

Brene Brown

#70. 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.

#71. 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

#72. 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

#73. 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

#74. 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

#75. 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

#76. 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

#77. 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

#78. I'm through accepting limits 'cause someone says they're so Some things I cannot change But till I try, I'll never know! Too long I've been afraid of Losing love I guess I've lost Well, if that's love It comes at much too high a cost!

Stephen Schwartz

#79. If I were afraid of getting hurt, nothing would change. Ibis

Hiroshi Yamamoto

#80. 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

#81. 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

#82. You gotta show kids YOU'RE not scared (even if inside at times you are) and when you show you're not afraid of the "monsters" then they too will stand up even when the lights are off.

Jill Telford

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

Anne Sullivan

#84. Delirium: Um. What's the name of the word for things not being the same always. You know. I'm sure there is one. Isn't there? There must be a word for it ... the thing that lets you know time is happening. Is there a word?
Dream: Change.
Delirium: ... I was afraid of that.

Neil Gaiman

#85. 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

#86. What would you do if you were not afraid ?

Spencer Johnson

#87. We've got to stop being afraid of the change.

Kiera Cass

#88. The things that stress me out haven't changed.
But I don't wanna lose anything.
So I thought that at least I would change.
I'm lucky ... that I'm afraid of losing something.

Ai Yazawa

#89. 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

#90. 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

#91. 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

#92. 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

#93. 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