#afraid

I've always been afraid of saying no to people because I don't want them to be disappointed and dislike me. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#always #because #been #disappointed #dislike

I had years of therapy to recover from this. A lot of it had to with being a people pleaser, being the ultimate good girl. I wanted everyone to like me. I didn't really have a voice. I was afraid of growing up. ↗

— Tracey Gold

#being #everyone #girl #good #good girl

I say Democrats should not be afraid to talk about the morality of life, of caring for children who are born. It seems the Republican obsession with being pro-life lasts about nine months. After that, it's each baby for herself. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

#afraid #after #baby #being #born

Just as women are afraid of receiving, men are afraid of giving. ↗

— John Gray

#giving #just #men #receiving #women

I'm independent. If a guy is too clingy or needy, I actually get afraid of hurting him - and I can't deal with that. ↗

— Ashley Greene

#afraid #deal #get #guy #him

I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn't talk to me because I'm a woman. ↗

— Lisa Guerrero

#athletes #because #i #me #talk

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline. ↗

— William Hague

#common #common sense #discipline #good #high

Most companies that are great at something - like AOL dialup or Borders bookstores - do not become great at new things people want (streaming for us) because they are afraid to hurt their initial business. ↗

— Reed Hastings

#aol #because #become #bookstores #borders

I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first. ↗

— Stephen Hawking

#death #die #first #hurry #i

Everything that everyone is afraid of has already happened: The fragility of capitalism, which we don't want to admit; the loss of the empire of the United States; and American exceptionalism. In fact, American exceptionalism is that we are exceptionally backward in about fifteen different categories, from education to infrastructure. ↗

— James Hillman

#admit #afraid #already #american #backward