Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry Rollins

I must tell you that I was always afraid of the fury with which I loved you. It overwhelmed me. I thought it beyond comprehension, therefore my silence.

Judy Gold

I'm not sure when exactly I knew I was funny, but I always knew I was different. I never had an 'edit' button and would say whatever came into my head. Most of the time, what came out of my mouth was the very thing everyone else was thinking - but too polite or afraid to verbalize.

Brittany Howard

I'm not that flashy in private; I'm usually pretty reserved. But on stage, it's about not being afraid of anything - of anyone judging you. It's one place you can be free. So why not sing as loud as you can, hoop and holler and jump around? A show is a moment. When it's done, it's over. I find that extremely liberating.

I'm constantly amazed at the courage of young children to stand up in front of a large crowd and perform. There are adults who are afraid to speak in front of a crowd. And yet children do it very naturally. I think being in a group and being well-prepared certainly empowers them.

I'm certainly not the least bit shy or afraid of having young people out there competing,

I'm calling on our supporters to ignore the ban, ... If we show we are afraid now, tomorrow they may forbid us to drink water or breathe air.

I'm a very competitive, physical player. I think football helped me with that. I'm not afraid to hit the floor. Coaches like to see tough, physical players. A lot of players aren't like that. You throw a few elbows at a player on a rebound, and they might back off a little bit.

If there is no breakthrough and the talks are still deadlocked, I am afraid the January 28 deadline for the passage of the (political) laws will not be met.

Melissa Etheridge

I had a lot of self-loathing, ... I've been self-sustained since I was 11. I've always been the one making the money, and to be flat on my back and ... so vulnerable and then be completely loved. To have my wife be there, 110% supportive. To have my children say, 'It's OK, Mom.' To have the people that I work for say, 'It's OK.' To have my fans go, 'It's all right.' It's like, what was I afraid of? I'm going to get healthy now, and I'm not going to carry that baggage anymore.

If you can use basic common sense, you're OK. But when you're a college kid, dying to play in the NFL, and now you have scouts from the Giants, the Seahawks, the Cowboys all waiting on you, and you're trying to figure out how many 25-cent eggs Sally needs to sell to make $15, you're afraid you're going to look stupid.

If you can use basic common sense, you're OK. But, when you're a college kid, dying to play in the NFL, and now you have scouts from the Giants, the Seahawks, the Cowboys all waiting on you, and you're trying to figure out how many 25-cent eggs Sally needs to sell to make $ 15, you're afraid you're going to look stupid.

Justin Trudeau

If we wander around as politicians jumping at every shadow and desperately afraid of having our words taken out of context or attacks layered on in an unfair way, I think we're actually doing a disrespect to Canadians, to people's intelligence.

Anton Chekhov

If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.

I remember Mark Aguirre getting out of a wheelchair to score 40 in Maine. He wasn't afraid to go anywhere to play. The older guys were like that. They would go anywhere to play because it was good for the game.

I remember in our first or second year, we had an Israeli who was walking outside the bunk at 2 o'clock in the morning. We said, 'Why aren't you sleeping?' He said, 'I can't fall asleep because I am afraid the Palestinian kid in my bunk is gonna knife me.

I refused to cooperate because I was afraid that people say I am thirsty for power.

I remember having Yo's trading card when I was younger. She is just a very hard worker, she's not afraid of anything, she tells you how it is. Teams need that. She's just a great leader. The veterans have pulled us in and made us feel comfortable, like we're all family. That's one of the biggest successes of this team.

Illegal immigrants are afraid to send in personal data as they can't be sure in whose hands it will end up ... and this may well have had an impact.

Tom Izzo

I look at our record and eight losses is more than I'd like to see, but I also look at it like, I haven't lost any confidence in this team. I'm disappointed maybe in the consistency of a couple guys, but I haven't lost confidence in what I think we can still do. ... There's nobody I'm afraid to play, and I just want to start playing better, consistently, ourselves.

Larry Brown

I know he's not afraid to take it. I was a little nervous that he walked it up. I wanted him to kind of rush it up but it was a great win, especially when you consider the players we had out there.

I know from experience that sometimes in some open door policies, employees are afraid to come.

I know. But you are a big girl, Sarah. There's nothing to be afraid of.

I know I'm going against the popular grain because very few sites have a paying clientele, but I don't think free is the operative word, it's value. People are hesitant to pay for something on the Internet because they're afraid two weeks later they will find something better for free.

I know I had to have myself checked regularly because I want to be healthy -- the older you get the less you know what is inside your body. You have to be checked to make sure nothing is going wrong ... There is nothing to be afraid of. It's something that, if you catch it early enough, you can avoid more complicated problems in the future.

Chuck D.

In this case, the law enforcement officers felt that the jury's verdict was insufficient to the cause justice. Three men, good, veteran officers were murdered in cold-blood by a coward who surrendered to the tactical unit that responded because he was afraid getting shot himself. The jury's sentencing recommendation was not good enough.

I haven't seen Ypsilanti, but I hold out hope for these guys because they won't be intimidated. We've been playing a lot better in the last month. This wasn't one of our best efforts, but we beat Tecumseh by 19 and 26 (during the regular season). I was afraid of this happening and it did.

I'm pleased. It's not that we were afraid of federal court. Our attorneys were prepared for either federal or state court. This just means it will be more convenient for us.

David Ortiz

I'm pretty sure that there's nothing wrong with being famous. I guess that some guys are a little bit afraid. If you don't want to be famous, just step away. Other people are afraid to face the challenge. Some people like to be famous, some people don't. Some people do their thing, but they're afraid to be recognized.

I'm just comfortable around him. I look at him like just one of the guys on the team. I wouldn't be afraid to laugh and joke with coach Case or tell him that his hat is funny, something like that. Just having a sense of humor, being able to have a relationship between your coach and point guard, it's always good.

I'm just afraid to walk in (to the pharmacy) and find a foul-up. I've lost sleep. I've been unable to eat.

I'm just afraid it's going to go up another 20 cents tomorrow.

I had tears in my eyes when Jason (Wingate) closed it out. We have a tradition here where the seniors get up before the last home game and Jason talked about how, when I recruited him, I promised him I would stay here during his career because he and his dad were afraid I'd get hot and leave.

Bob Wickman

In 2000 and 2001, people feared coming here. They're not afraid now. We've got to get that back. We can't keep saying we're a young team. It's time to put that behind us.