Famous Quotes & Sayings

Idina Menzel

With young people, I always say, 'You're not doing anyone any favours by withholding your power.' As women, we do that a lot because we are afraid of being misunderstood or perceived as too strong. But the older I'm getting, the more I realise you have to let that go.

People go into a gallery, and they're afraid to express their opinions about art. No one's afraid to say, 'Keanu Reeves was bad in that movie.' We see so many films that we can tell who's faking it. But with art, we can't always tell.

Wendelin Van Draanen

If you are interested in writing, get out and live your life! Do a lot. See a lot. Keep your eyes and ears open. Pay attention to the different ways people speak. Read lots of different kinds of books. And then try writing in different voices and styles - don't be afraid to experiment.

The political leaders are afraid to ask the public for any real sacrifice, which doesn't speak too highly of the citizenry.

Amy Stephens

We're a team that's not afraid to make mistakes down the stretch because of our defense.

William Sanderson

In Montana, when we did 'Return to Lonesome Dove', we rode on the side of a hill at night in the dark; I was afraid my horse would step on one of the actors playing dead. The director said to leave it to the stunt doubles since they got paid for that.

There is a tremendous amount of policy issues we have to look at. What if you have the simple fact that somebody is afraid to come to work. Are we going to pay somebody not to come to work because they are afraid?

Dan Quayle

There is a time to compromise, ... and there is a time to stand firm. Now, I know that it was a grand photo opportunity at the White House, but I am afraid that the taxpayer once again got the shaft.

Derrick Jensen

My great-grandmother grew up in a sod house in Nebraska. When she was a tiny girl - in other words, only four human generations ago - there were still enough wild bison on the Plains that she was afraid lightning storms would spook them and they would trample her home.

David Mamet

I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work. I love to write.

I will support my party when they are right on an issue, but am not afraid to stand up to party bosses who are not looking out for the best interests of my constituents and our country.

Kristen Wiig

I like to write and draw and paint, and my mom's an artist, so I think I get caught up in thinking, 'I'm afraid it's gonna be bad,' and it's hard for me to start sometimes.

Louisa May Alcott

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

Kim Cattrall

I am not interested in being a Barbie doll and turning myself into a sausage for the next 20 years. I want to follow actresses like Helen Mirren and Judi Dench who have lines on their faces and aren't afraid of playing their age.

Orhan Pamuk

I wanted to tell a romantic and dark side of Ottoman history that was also slightly political, saying to the previous generation of writers, 'Look, I'm interested in Ottoman things, and I'm not afraid of it, and I'm doing something creative.'

Sam Taylor-Wood

Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take hold and say: 'This is part of who I am, but not only who I am.'

Rod Steiger

I was very pleased you know, and I was afraid that I might stick out, but I didn't. My happiest thing about that picture is that I proved that American actors can speak as well and also fit in with an ensemble like that.

Mstislav Rostropovich

I know that after my letter there will be undoubtedly an 'opinion' about me, but I am not afraid of it. I openly say what I think. Talent, of which we are proud, must not be submitted to the assaults of the past.

Paramahansa Yogananda

It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid of losing it. And if you fear that loss, but become ill, you will suffer. Why not remain forever joyful in the Self?

We were speaking with people who said it was cracking and leaking, and they were afraid it could fail. I guess that's why it was given a priority.

Eric Alexander

We work in lower Manhattan. This is New York. We're not afraid of attacks.

We are not afraid to be a martyr for this cause.

We are not afraid of elections but we are not creating conditions for elections either, ... We are not pining for elections. Suppose people give the same kind of fractured verdict we will be back in the same situation.

We are not afraid of change ... the worst has already happened to us.

Nicolas Sarkozy

We are not afraid of being isolated or standing alone,

Robert Rankin

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

Jeff Greenwald

TRAVEL to the developing world is a challenge for many people. They are often afraid of seeing the poor. They are afraid that something will be asked of them they can't provide, that their compassion will be tested and found wanting.

Rick Tocchet

You know, he's afraid to answer the phone sometimes. It's like, 'What's next? The best thing for him is being back in the rink. He's comfortable again.

When I saw black and white not afraid to touch each other, to hug each other, I saw God,

We need to finish this parking lot, so we can start landscaping. We feel the parking lot also will enhance the neighborhood. We have a young woman who wants to have her wedding here, but she is afraid to get her shoes in the dirt and sand.

We need to talk to our parents about the tough end-of-life issues. Our loved ones probably want to talk about these things but are afraid of upsetting you.

Tom Ridge

We can be afraid or we can be ready,

Fidel Castro

We aren't afraid of anything. It's very difficult to compete against us in any area ... not even in baseball do they want to compete with Cuba.