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I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.

— Georg Brandes

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

— Jackie Robinson

The secret of how to live without resentment or embarrassment in a world in which I was different from everyone else. was to be indifferent to that difference.

— Al Capp

I was afraid of just about everything in this world, with the possible exception of my mother and I wasn't too sure about her.

— G. Gordon Liddy

I was raised not to be afraid to show emotion or imagination.

— Javier Bardem

I've never been afraid of much, and like any normal kid, I liked to push the limits of what I could do.

— Kacy Catanzaro

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

— Nelson Mandela

I was afraid to express myself for a while.

— Adam Lambert

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was so afraid of upsetting people, and not being liked for saying something that was not to everyone's taste.

— Geri Halliwell

I've always had a problem saying what I feel for fear of having someone dislike me.

— Sandra Dee

I was afraid of not living up to what people expected me to be.

— Brigitte Bardot