Famous Quotes & Sayings

The stammerer is ambivalent about communicating with others-he desperately wants to communicate, but is afraid of revealing himself.

Rocco Mediate

The shot on 12 stood me up. I was afraid I couldn't get the wedge shots over the water.

Jeff Garcia

The system hasn't changed, but the emphasis has. In different ways Coach Erickson has said, Let's not be afraid to put the ball downfield, to make things happen.

The success of Amazon would suggest their customers aren't that afraid of buying online.

Linda Tripp

The terror was emotionally difficult because I was so afraid that I'd put my children through so much with this Clinton thing, I didn't want to now leave them without a mom.

Mark Stevenson

The thing I like the best about this group is how focused everybody is and how hard each gymnast is working so early in preparing for the season. They are not afraid to tell each other that the effort needs to be picked up at times, because this group has the mentality that it is not about everybody not about individuals. They are very excited about learning and listening to each other and the coaches.

The thing, of course, you're afraid of as much as anything right now is him jumping in there and getting a pull or twisting an ankle or something like that ... and that slows him down even more. It's very scary and you have to be careful how you handle it.

Candace Kita

I've never been a waitress, hostess, bartender or any of the typical side jobs you'd expect an actor to have. This is partly because I've always been afraid of dropping plates on customer's heads.

Tim Hudson

I've been afraid to use it, but all of a sudden, there it was. I haven't had a good one in three years, but it was there today.

I've been afraid to ask where that sensor goes, but I'm sure it does a good job.

Jessica Mauboy

I've always been a big fan of Mariah Carey. I think it's her personality. As much as she has an amazing voice, she has a crazy personality and I love the fact that she's not afraid to hide that.

Stephen Moyer

I used to teach kids when I was younger. When I was about 14 or 15 I started teaching children drama and something that I used to say to them was, 'Don't be afraid.' People would be afraid of forgetting their lines or something.

John Williams

The music is kind of timeless. When we were first looking at it I was afraid it might be a bit dated, but it's not.

The motivation for passing this bill was orange paranoia. They are afraid foreign money will arrive and topple their beloved president.

Afraid that he would be violated on his probation if he refused, McCowen reluctantly agreed.

afraid of the future. ... They want more time to study it.

William Williams

Afraid lest he be caught up in a net of words tripped up, bewildered and so defeated - thrown aside - a man hesitates to write down his innermost convictions.

The one thing that October showed us is that consumers aren't afraid to spend, even in a slow economy.

The one thing that I was afraid of was that (with) them coming off a loss like they came off of ... I figured they'd be focused and ready to roll. They were. I thought they were very physical with us and we didn't respond very well with that.

The one quality I will always remember about Eric was his fierce competitiveness ... he was not afraid to race anyone, at any stroke, at any distance. I encourage all of our competitors to go out and race with this quality in mind.

Glenda Jackson

The old argument that the working class won't enter higher education because they are afraid of getting into debt is patronizing.

Ron Gardenhire

Street is the guy I voted for. He's a heck of a competitor, and he's not afraid on the mound. He's pretty phenomenal.

David Kelley

straightforward and not afraid to get in and get the job done.

Some seniors are afraid of computers or don't know how to use them well to feel confident to file online.

Steven Wright

Some people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.

Some parents are afraid to do this because they are afraid the offer will be withdrawn. But at worst, they will just decline to provide extra aid.

Some people when they come in are actually afraid to touch parts of this display.

Speculators on Wall Street are responsible for prices going through the roof and now they have nothing more to be afraid of.

So, to me, it's a question of not being afraid to embrace the tradition but also not being afraid to dive into boiling oil on occasion.

Jessye Norman

One has to draw upon one's own musical thoughts and one's own musical acumen, and not to be afraid to let that come into one's work. Perhaps that comes with more experience, but perhaps it also comes with daring, and believing that you should.

Steven Chapman

Now, everybody's afraid that they're going to get swamped with people. They just don't have time to do it. then there's the fear of litigation.

Now it's time to show our stuff. It's the big test, and we've got all the confidence in the world right now. We've got confidence in our inside guys, and they're not afraid to kick it out to us. And we have all the confidence in our rebounding, too.

Now my own party is afraid to support candidates like me.