Famous Quotes & Sayings

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.

Zac Goldsmith

Politicians usually get the blame for dragging their feet on environmental issues. And fair enough. Most of them do just that. But the blame isn't theirs alone. For politicians afraid of losing votes, a bristling media waiting to transform good green ideas into monsters is a colossal disincentive.

Valerie Bertinelli

I thought, If I'm so afraid of a bikini, there's something wrong. And so I had to get back into one!

We didn't put our foot down, but started playing too tentative in the second half. I think we were afraid to lose the lead instead of going out and playing aggressive.

To be around YB, you'd think he's led the most charmed life, ... Without having walked a mile in his shoes, I'm afraid that, no matter what I say, I may shortchange the hardship he's gone through to get to this point. His perseverance is remarkable.

Becki Newton

I'm not afraid to go completely over the top. A lot of people are scared to seem silly or to embarrass themselves, and I really don't have that at all - I don't mind making a fool of myself. I like to just have fun and really go for it.

We were all dropping back afraid of what might happen rather than seizing it. They (the Raiders) did well inside and we ran out of time.

We were a little afraid and intimidated at first. I mean, they were the No. 1 team in the state. But we never gave up, and we just left everything on the field.

Robert Rankin

Too afraid of plagiarising someone, so I stopped reading fiction in 1981.

The government is afraid of any organizing by its citizens -- they prefer we just take our orders from the Party.

Yet they still remain afraid of their own citizens and the healthy diversity of news and views which defines a modern society .

The one thing we always see our students walk away with is confidence and a sense of self. We want our students to not be afraid to be themselves, but at the same time, to respect others and respect life.

Harvey Mackay

An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again.

Ellen Swallow Richards

The only trouble here is they won't let us study enough. They are so afraid we shall break down and you know the reputation of the College is at stake, for the question is, can girls get a college degree without ruining their health?

I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger.

Gary Johnson

Unlike President Obama, I am not afraid to state, without a wink or a nod, that the government has no right to tell us who we can marry or not marry.

We have confidence in her and she has confidence in us. She's not afraid of anything.

Bonnie Bassler

We've all been sick; we're all afraid of infection. I think the easiest application to help people understand what quorum sensing is and why it's important to study is to tell them that if we could make the bacteria either deaf or mute, we could create new antibiotics.

Michael Cole

There is no relief in my mind because I still have close friends that I still have not talked to that I'm afraid that are dead.

Jean Craighead George

There are always the kids who just love animals. Unfortunately, though, people have become afraid of the outdoors.

Scott Rolen

There are a lot of swings I haven't taken, but I get to start over and start fresh. If I have some soreness, and I could have some setbacks along the way, that's not unheard of. But I'm not afraid of that.

When you get things rolling, you've got to keep it rolling. Black Hills was up on them 35-0 and they came back. Our defense played awesome. The kids are not afraid to put the pads on people.

Lou Piniella

When you get hit right on that bone, ... I was afraid of a little fracture.

Whenever Alan steps to the line you know there's a shot that he's going to go faster than he ever has in his life. He's always goes after it. He's not afraid to take risks

Were you afraid you would be attacked while eating your ravioli?

Tom Izzo

We just weren't in sync half the night, with guys out in foul trouble. It got to the point they were afraid to drive, afraid to do anything.

We thought he was somebody who probably had nothing to lose and was pretty desperate after being a suspect in shooting kids and women, you know he's not going to be afraid of police.

We've demonstrated we are not afraid to decertify. We understand the laws and what's available to us.

Andrew Adamson

You have to be very strong to work with Jeffrey. He's like a pendulum, swinging back and forth, smashing things as he goes. Neither of us were afraid of confrontation, but we were always able to do it without insulting or disappointing each other. If you push back at Jeffrey, he'll say, 'OK, show me.' And if you're right, he'll be the first to acknowledge it.

James F. Byrnes

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.

Scott Skiles

We liked Stephen. It's just that we wanted to take a look at a big guy also with the 10-days. It's good for them and it's good for our guys to know we're not afraid to bring somebody in and give them a look.

We were very tentative in the first half, instead of being aggressive. We made it clear in the second half it was not good enough. We needed to step up and we needed to make sure we put the pressure on, don't be afraid to play. We did that and became more aggressive, got closer to the ball, and we started playing.

We can't shy away from the physical part of the game. Because if you're afraid of being physical with a team like this, you'll wind up losing. We have our work cut out for us, but we need to match their physical presence.