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Everybody in this town is afraid that it is going to become a ghost town. – Steve Gray	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I am much more afraid. – Maria Madalena	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I think the feeling is, if he goes out and talk more, he is simply going to add fuel to the fire, that's part of why we are not hearing him, as people are afraid of what he will say -- people meaning his advisers -- what he will say off the cuff in an interview. – Maggie Haberman	Found on CNN 3 years ago
He wanted to be executed, he firmly believed in his religion. He firmly believed he was going to get out of this evil world and into the next. He was not scared of being executed. He wasn’t afraid of death, not in the least bit. – Chuck Peruto	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
My dad was always the person who would plant seeds and give me encouragement but also would say things that would fester inside me that wouldn't come to fruition for a while, he was very worldly and deep in his thinking. My mom was the enforcer. My dad may have been in the Special Forces, but I was never afraid of him. My mom's still here, and I'm still deathly afraid of her. She's a very tough, tough old lady, very demanding. She was the hand, she was the one, I love her so much, but she was tough. – Earl Woods	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Don't be afraid of your tears because no body has never cried before and one time they will wash away your sorrows – Kirya Michael Owen	added by anonymous 3 years ago
With todays changes, the majority is seeking to silence views they are afraid of with no regard for this institution or the American peoples trust in our constitutional responsibility to govern, and govern well. – Tom Cole	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
It’s not that a person is afraid of you, it’s just that; they know what they’re capable of doing to you, so they choose not to lose their freedom and everything they have worked hard for in life.... up until you really piss’em off. – Deshawn Yeldell	added by MillYentei.L.D.Y 3 years ago
We just want to make sure that Americans understand exactly the science that went into this, understand the gold standard of the FDA and the approval process. We want to make sure that the vaccines are actually administered, and we're afraid that that won't happen. – Paul Ostrowski	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Mostly, I was afraid I was going to make him crazy, he needs his alone time, and that was already hard to come by in such a small place. – Ruth Terry	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think that view of politics is just impractical, in 2009, you couldn't get a single Republican to vote for the ACA, and in 2021, Congress is even more polarized than it was in 2009. I am afraid of Joe Biden and the people around Joe Biden pursuing a political strategy developed in the 1980s and 1990s that doesn't fit the nature of our polarized Congress today. – Waleed Shahid	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Since Brexit, [ Donald ] Trump and Boris [ Johnson ]... people aren't afraid to be racist. I always thought it was a passive ignorance in this country and now I see blatant racism. It's clearly always been here and it's now allowed by people in power. – Nadia Thomas	Found on CNN 3 years ago
While we had thoroughly prepared, I'm afraid of the rare scenario where an undetected patient is found among the exam takers and begin a community spread, we are doing all we can to prevent such a scenario. – Education Minister Yoo	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If I am sent back to Kabul, I'm afraid I will be jailed by the Afghan government or killed by the Taliban, we are so stressed. – Mohammed Naiem Asadi	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I am only asking The US to keep The US word, i am most afraid of the Taliban, but in this moment right now, I am most afraid of the Afghan government because The US don't keep The US word. – Mohammed Naiem Asadi	Found on CNN 3 years ago
No Mo’ Friendz •I finally found peace no mo’ friends, Let tha respect end so much watered down love I had tah get rid of;— let tha memories fly like a mornin’ Dove, shush!— Wit’ a push an shove tha game so fake I had tah turn my back, Same nicca’z still talkin down but I’m just laughing at cha, ain’t no loyalty;— muh nicca’z get yo cash up! now dat everybody from tha block all grownup, some Homies went left others went right;— who can ya trust in this life? •it’s been nothin nice I had no choice but tah fight, despite I had tah thug it out all day an night, why dey still focused on competing I got my mind right tryna make my future bright all I got is faith in my eyesight, Got a couple of potnas I ain’t never had uh real friend;— Fock it let tha money win we all lost in a life of sin, Befo’ it’s over dey gon feel me worldwide, applied da pressure;— now dat they agitated motherfockas can’t stop my prophecy, they should’ve showed hospitality cause some of us come an go, this is information about tha good an bad happy an tha sad R.I.P to da homies who passed, Real life I write a whole rap on my Facebook page piece it together like I’m gettin’ paid, I can feel God tellin’ me don’t be afraid, People please don’t look at me funny because my words a man-made, I’m in tha Middle of a balance everybody that I know throwin shade; At Me! but this hard life;— I will never trade, I been dreamin uh ‘bout uh bag fa’ while this freestyle-hustle came wit’ my lifestyle, it’s been hostile but it’s worth da while, I grew up wit’ sum’ real-nicca’z an sum’ fake-nicca’z to;— don’t even ask me who, my new alias name bloomin’ like uh rose out of da blue, Now throw tha deuce! I erased dat nicca Slick an change my name tah MillYentei now I’m feelin brand new, Used to want a happy home, but Couple of years ago I got lost in da Hennessey an smokin’ weed an money was all dat I could see, i’mma changed man but it’s still hard tah give uh fock, when ya feelin like you got no Luck on top of dat my mind feelin’ stuck, it’s been rough but I keep my head up. •I finally found peace no mo’ friends, Let tha respect end so much watered down love I had tah get rid of;— let da memories fly like a mornin’ Dove, shush!— Wit’ a push an shove tha game so fake I had tah turn my back, Same Niggah’z still talkin down but I’m just laughing at cha, ain’t no loyalty;— muh nicca’z get yo cash up! now dat everybody from tha block all grownup, some Homies went left others went right;— who can ya trust in this life?.... From the “Book of Riffz” -MillYentei_DY – Deshawn Yeldell	added by MillYentei.L.D.Y 3 years ago
If you are afraid to speak against tyranny, then you are already a slave. – John Bryant	added by Normando 3 years ago
If it is true that a man who has dominated the news and poisoned the discussion for months needs to repent, then it is doubly true that a nation that can produce such a man and make his vitriol go viral needs to repent, no matter what happens next month, more than a third of the nation that would go along with this, is reason to be afraid. America needs to repent for its worship of Whiteness, on full display this season. – Raphael Warnock	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Nobody expects to make very much money on this, but everybody is afraid that if they don't do it, they'll lose share to the people who did. – Craig Moffett	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Nothing is stopping it from going to the 2017 high, everybody is afraid to miss out, and that drives the price. – Bill Noble	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We're really afraid. There are fallen poles, there's flooding, roofs torn off. – Puerto Cabezas	Found on CNN 3 years ago
He rubs the media the wrong way because he has never been politically correct. For me that is a great thing, there's nothing worse than not knowing what a person is really thinking because they're afraid others wouldn't approve. – Unathi Kwaza	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I'm afraid I did some things which were not usual for the lady in the White House. – First Lady	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If Biden wins, Brainard is an obvious choice. She has a reputation as being someone who isn't afraid to push boundaries but also someone that conservatives could work with. – John Norris	Found on CNN 3 years ago

Everybody in this town is afraid that it is going to become a ghost town.

– Steve Gray

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I am much more afraid.

– Maria Madalena

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I think the feeling is, if he goes out and talk more, he is simply going to add fuel to the fire, that's part of why we are not hearing him, as people are afraid of what he will say -- people meaning his advisers -- what he will say off the cuff in an interview.

– Maggie Haberman

Found on CNN
3 years ago

He wanted to be executed, he firmly believed in his religion. He firmly believed he was going to get out of this evil world and into the next. He was not scared of being executed. He wasn’t afraid of death, not in the least bit.

– Chuck Peruto

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

My dad was always the person who would plant seeds and give me encouragement but also would say things that would fester inside me that wouldn't come to fruition for a while, he was very worldly and deep in his thinking. My mom was the enforcer. My dad may have been in the Special Forces, but I was never afraid of him. My mom's still here, and I'm still deathly afraid of her. She's a very tough, tough old lady, very demanding. She was the hand, she was the one, I love her so much, but she was tough.

– Earl Woods

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Don't be afraid of your tears because no body has never cried before and one time they will wash away your sorrows

– Kirya Michael Owen

added by anonymous
3 years ago

With todays changes, the majority is seeking to silence views they are afraid of with no regard for this institution or the American peoples trust in our constitutional responsibility to govern, and govern well.

– Tom Cole

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

It’s not that a person is afraid of you, it’s just that; they know what they’re capable of doing to you, so they choose not to lose their freedom and everything they have worked hard for in life.... up until you really piss’em off.

– Deshawn Yeldell

added by MillYentei.L.D.Y
3 years ago

We just want to make sure that Americans understand exactly the science that went into this, understand the gold standard of the FDA and the approval process. We want to make sure that the vaccines are actually administered, and we're afraid that that won't happen.

– Paul Ostrowski

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Mostly, I was afraid I was going to make him crazy, he needs his alone time, and that was already hard to come by in such a small place.

– Ruth Terry

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think that view of politics is just impractical, in 2009, you couldn't get a single Republican to vote for the ACA, and in 2021, Congress is even more polarized than it was in 2009. I am afraid of Joe Biden and the people around Joe Biden pursuing a political strategy developed in the 1980s and 1990s that doesn't fit the nature of our polarized Congress today.

– Waleed Shahid

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Since Brexit, [ Donald ] Trump and Boris [ Johnson ]... people aren't afraid to be racist. I always thought it was a passive ignorance in this country and now I see blatant racism. It's clearly always been here and it's now allowed by people in power.

– Nadia Thomas

Found on CNN
3 years ago

While we had thoroughly prepared, I'm afraid of the rare scenario where an undetected patient is found among the exam takers and begin a community spread, we are doing all we can to prevent such a scenario.

– Education Minister Yoo

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If I am sent back to Kabul, I'm afraid I will be jailed by the Afghan government or killed by the Taliban, we are so stressed.

– Mohammed Naiem Asadi

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I am only asking The US to keep The US word, i am most afraid of the Taliban, but in this moment right now, I am most afraid of the Afghan government because The US don't keep The US word.

– Mohammed Naiem Asadi

Found on CNN
3 years ago

No Mo’ Friendz •I finally found peace no mo’ friends, Let tha respect end so much watered down love I had tah get rid of;— let tha memories fly like a mornin’ Dove, shush!— Wit’ a push an shove tha game so fake I had tah turn my back, Same nicca’z still talkin down but I’m just laughing at cha, ain’t no loyalty;— muh nicca’z get yo cash up! now dat everybody from tha block all grownup, some Homies went left others went right;— who can ya trust in this life? •it’s been nothin nice I had no choice but tah fight, despite I had tah thug it out all day an night, why dey still focused on competing I got my mind right tryna make my future bright all I got is faith in my eyesight, Got a couple of potnas I ain’t never had uh real friend;— Fock it let tha money win we all lost in a life of sin, Befo’ it’s over dey gon feel me worldwide, applied da pressure;— now dat they agitated motherfockas can’t stop my prophecy, they should’ve showed hospitality cause some of us come an go, this is information about tha good an bad happy an tha sad R.I.P to da homies who passed, Real life I write a whole rap on my Facebook page piece it together like I’m gettin’ paid, I can feel God tellin’ me don’t be afraid, People please don’t look at me funny because my words a man-made, I’m in tha Middle of a balance everybody that I know throwin shade; At Me! but this hard life;— I will never trade, I been dreamin uh ‘bout uh bag fa’ while this freestyle-hustle came wit’ my lifestyle, it’s been hostile but it’s worth da while, I grew up wit’ sum’ real-nicca’z an sum’ fake-nicca’z to;— don’t even ask me who, my new alias name bloomin’ like uh rose out of da blue, Now throw tha deuce! I erased dat nicca Slick an change my name tah MillYentei now I’m feelin brand new, Used to want a happy home, but Couple of years ago I got lost in da Hennessey an smokin’ weed an money was all dat I could see, i’mma changed man but it’s still hard tah give uh fock, when ya feelin like you got no Luck on top of dat my mind feelin’ stuck, it’s been rough but I keep my head up. •I finally found peace no mo’ friends, Let tha respect end so much watered down love I had tah get rid of;— let da memories fly like a mornin’ Dove, shush!— Wit’ a push an shove tha game so fake I had tah turn my back, Same Niggah’z still talkin down but I’m just laughing at cha, ain’t no loyalty;— muh nicca’z get yo cash up! now dat everybody from tha block all grownup, some Homies went left others went right;— who can ya trust in this life?.... From the “Book of Riffz” -MillYentei_DY

– Deshawn Yeldell

added by MillYentei.L.D.Y
3 years ago

If you are afraid to speak against tyranny, then you are already a slave.

– John Bryant

added by Normando
3 years ago

If it is true that a man who has dominated the news and poisoned the discussion for months needs to repent, then it is doubly true that a nation that can produce such a man and make his vitriol go viral needs to repent, no matter what happens next month, more than a third of the nation that would go along with this, is reason to be afraid. America needs to repent for its worship of Whiteness, on full display this season.

– Raphael Warnock

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Nobody expects to make very much money on this, but everybody is afraid that if they don't do it, they'll lose share to the people who did.

– Craig Moffett

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Nothing is stopping it from going to the 2017 high, everybody is afraid to miss out, and that drives the price.

– Bill Noble

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We're really afraid. There are fallen poles, there's flooding, roofs torn off.

– Puerto Cabezas

Found on CNN
3 years ago

He rubs the media the wrong way because he has never been politically correct. For me that is a great thing, there's nothing worse than not knowing what a person is really thinking because they're afraid others wouldn't approve.

– Unathi Kwaza

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I'm afraid I did some things which were not usual for the lady in the White House.

– First Lady

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If Biden wins, Brainard is an obvious choice. She has a reputation as being someone who isn't afraid to push boundaries but also someone that conservatives could work with.

– John Norris

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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