Famous Quotes & Sayings

I'm afraid that voters are asking us to dissolve the income gap as soon as possible.

Thomas Bach

I'm afraid that these kind of agreements will not help us in getting more information. I'm afraid there is some clause in this settlement which binds the party to keep some of the facts secret. Our commission will have to look at other possibilities of gaining evidence by testimony or other initiatives.

Wallace Shawn

I'm afraid that the passage of time is mostly lost on me. If you were to open up my head you would see that I'm still brooding about statements, songs and issues from the third grade. The years between 1980 and today went by very, very quickly.

I'm afraid that some of his practices might end up being like the Junction Boys when Bear Bryant was at A&M. But his kids will be tough and disciplined. And he'll have them ready to play, I can guarantee that.

I'm not one to take short cuts. I'm not afraid of hard work because I'm used to it. I think that hard work has paid off to help us get to where we are.

The character of Matt LeBlanc in 'Episodes' has some real dark sides, and Matt wasn't afraid to explore those.

Johnny Damon

The guy's been amazing for them. He's a competitor. He wants the ball. He knows how to get the job done. He's not afraid of anyone. He's their MVP.

Markus Zusak

The idea that he is haunted by what humans do I just loved that irony because we are all so afraid of dying. Originally, he was a very different voice. He was supercilious. He was enjoying his work too much and he would say creepy things, which is the obvious.

A lot of times people are afraid to travel down rivers because they are not sure where they can put in or take out, they don't know if it's private land or not so this is a nice area where the put in and take out are monitored. It's safe, they're clean.

M. John Harrison

A good ground rule for writing in any genre is, start with a form, then undermine its confidence in itself. Ask what it's afraid of, what it's trying to hide - then write that.

Jay Wright

You could see him wearing down so we shut him down for a while in terms of playing. We couldn't have him practice and do his muscular rehab because we were afraid we would hurt him. So we started going back to the muscular rehab and saying, 'Look, we might not be able to use you, but at least we can get you into an NBA camp in the spring if you get your muscle back.' And we saw it start to come back. He still does that, he still works on all the strength training. He even did it out there and I think we're seeing it come back.

You could compare them to volunteer firemen today. The locals knew how to handle a boat ? and they weren't afraid to launch one in a storm.

You cease to be afraid when you cease to hope; for hope is accompanied by fear.

You can't be a winner and be afraid to lose.

Paul Haggis

You can't be afraid to disagree with everybody. You have to be very comfortable.

You can't be afraid of the problem. Don't be afraid of failure; don't be afraid to make mistakes. Make sure you learn from each step; iterate, and stay as efficient as possible without being paralyzed by a difficult situation.

Shane McAnally

The truth is, I probably would be dead if I had become a star, because at that point I was so closeted and so afraid of people of finding out I was gay. There was no telling what would have happened.

Geno Auriemma

You worry at this time of the year that you get a little bit hesitant, a little bit tentative, and it becomes a walk-it-up, grind-it-out game. I don?t want it to be like that. I don?t want to be afraid to run and afraid to lose and worry about ?What if.? I just want to go and run up and down the floor and make some plays and see what happens ? that?s when we?re at our best.

You will no doubt expect a long letter after so much delay, but I am afraid you will be disappointed, as long letters are not my forte.

Dirk Koetter

Andrew's had a tendency in the past to get frustrated with certain players if they don't make plays. What's become evident in camp is he's got a lot more confidence in a lot of guys. He's not afraid to let it go.

And opening my eyes I am afraid of course to look--this inward look that society scorns-- Still I search in these woods and find nothing worse than myself, caught between the grapes and the thorns.

Bruce Bartlett

And no other think-tank has shown any interest in hiring me - for a variety of reasons. I think they're afraid of the White House. They're afraid of losing access. I think they're afraid of losing contributions. And some simply disagree with some aspects of my argument.

All those guys will have an opportunity in spring training to show what they can do. We're not afraid to push people to Portland. We want to make sure they're ready for it.

All the yellow cards put our defense under pressure. They were afraid of being taken out of the game.

All these younger kids, they're ready to play out here. They're ready to be in the spotlight. ... They're not afraid to win like I was, to be quite frank. It was hard with the lead out there and the cameras on you and the people cheering you. It was hard to balance all that, and these young kids now are able to do that.

John Gay

The girls knew exactly what was at stake. I don't know if the pressure of that got to 'em. I think they're really super frustrated and I'm afraid some of them might be ready for (the season) to be over and if that's the case, I'm really disappointed.

The crux of the campaign is, your life can change in a moment and you have to be prepared. Humor has always been part of our campaign. It opens the door to healthy discussions because it's that kind of (product) people are afraid of and depressed by. We want to take those stigmas away.

These guys kind of have a deer-in-the headlights look; they haven't been through this kind of thing and it shows. I'm afraid FEMA has gone backwards in time to the old era of a more traditional campaign-loyalty position.

Billy Gillispie

These guys aren't afraid to miss. We made some shots today. That makes your offense look a lot better.

These girls aren't afraid of anybody. We have so many underclassmen that they don't know they're supposed to be afraid of these teams.

This is a great opportunity to learn about other cultures that we have in the area. Come out and get to know your neighbors because we're afraid of what we don't know.

Paul Farmer

The danger is that they build up a power base and turn everyone in the organization paranoid, everyone becomes afraid of everyone else and the work culture begins to reflect the personality of the leader,

Was I afraid of losing? Not so much, I thought we had a good lead. Our bench play is better than what we showed today.