Famous Quotes & Sayings

Per Petterson

When you are a sentence-based writer, they have to be good. They have to be really on the spot. Because when you don't have a plot, really, what shall you rely on? Just language. And sometimes I am so afraid of writing the wrong thing, I just sit and wait for the right thing to come.

Mortimer Adler

Idling is important. Most people don't know how. They're afraid of it. This explains why they turn on the television set or pick up the newspaper. They think they have to be doing something.

Mary J. Blige

I always want to be a messenger, a person that, you know, that's not afraid to pass on wisdom.

Charles Spurgeon

Time was when they that feared the Lord spake often to one another; I am afraid that now they more often speak one against another.

The government is not ready now for the election and they are not ready because they are afraid to be defeated or lose badly like they did in the parliamentary election.

(The government) is afraid that Canadians, seeing the bodies, seeing the coffins, that the images are so strong it's turning people off on the mission.

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

Adam Shankman

I really loved making 'A Walk to Remember', so I'm not afraid of making smaller films. But for me, I just need to connect to the characters.

Audra McDonald

I choose things that challenge me. I was afraid of the camera - that's why I chose to do 'Private Practice.' It's not like I left the theater.

Pau Gasol

We need to show everyone that we're a team people should respect and be afraid of.

Abigail Washburn

You have to try things you're really afraid of, even if you pee yourself a little bit.

The defense was the key tonight and our offense was our offense of old. Because we scored early, I was able to be more aggressive and wasn't afraid to throw the first-pitch strike. I was able to pound the strike zone and get our guys back to the bench.

We got him on Mejia really quick. He is really fearless. He's not even afraid of his coach.

We got her out of the nursing home because we were afraid that it would flood. But she has dementia.

Maurice Ager

Trust me, man, I've been here four years and I felt like I've seen it all. We've played the cream of the crop every year, so I don't think we're afraid of this schedule. We should be excited about it.

True, they have lot of world class players and they have been dominating Test cricket for many years. We respect them fully but we are not afraid at all. We've nothing to lose, everything to gain. It will be a great motivation for us.

Brian Krause

When I was a kid, I used to be afraid of the dark. I would stand at my door, turn the light off and dive into bed.

Bruce Cameron

I read that all dogs have wolf DNA in them, which seemed preposterous because my dog, Tucker, is... afraid of plastic bags blowing in the wind. I thought, 'How can Tucker have wolf in him? How can this be?' So I started researching it.

Ike Barinholtz

Don't be afraid to fail. You're going to go on a million auditions, and most of them you won't get. It's very easy to think, 'This is not going to work for me,' but keep at it. It's very generic advice, but you have to be willing to keep yourself in the game.

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