Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bronco Mendenhall

He was confident with the football, ... He certainly wasn't afraid of contact; wasn't looking to run out of bounds. He was looking to gain positive yards. In fact, at the end of plays you see him tackled and then reaching the ball forward just to make a statement: One more yard.

I was so afraid he was going to get out. We'd be living in fear again, like we were before (if he had received a life sentence).

I would be to afraid to be caught downloading music. I may consider it, if I thought I could get away with it. I think CD's are overpriced. I don't blame people that illegally download. I don't do it myself, though.

Kyle Davis

I was pleased with how the kids responded. I was afraid they would get out there and not hustle at all, but we only had to say something to them a couple times and I love that. They hustled everywhere they went. They seemed enthusiastic about starting.

Susan Estrich

I grew up when people were afraid to 'come out' as gay. If you asked me how many gay kids I grew up with or went to school with, I would have said none - which of course could not have been true. The truth is I have no idea how many confused and frightened kids I grew up with. They are still out there.

If we have to go 90/10, I'm afraid the county won't have its share of the money.

If these important productivity-enhancing measures are going to be put on the back burner because the minority government is too afraid to work out the support for these sorts of things, I think Canadians are going to get rightfully very concerned about whether they're going to have a good government over the next couple of years.

If the risk is a return to repression and the terror of the Taliban, and there is a chance of success then we should not be afraid of this mission, even if it will be difficult.

Bob Sanders

I got into it that I'm going to win every time. It doesn't matter the size, height, weight, whatever. I really don't care. I'm not afraid of going in there, putting my body in there and making a tackle against a big guy.

If this 401(k) money is used just on Michigan businesses, I'm afraid they'll use this money to save The Big Three (automakers).

If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him.

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.

The reality of setting goals is you can evaluate against it. You can't be afraid to set goals. Certainly our expectations were high. We have a great team.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.

Dick Cavett

Why are people afraid of ghosts? 'Ooh, no, I wouldn't want to see one! I'd be too scared' - accompanied by a tremolo of fear in the voice - is the common reaction. This puzzles me. I'd think anyone would welcome he opportunity. I've never heard of a ghost hurting anybody.

Dominique Moceanu

I was so afraid to make mistakes and get reprimanded by my coaches that the joy of the sport started slipping away.

Eberhard Weber

I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I've received of the album that the musicians got wonderful reviews for their contributions and abilities. I think the four musicians played freely within my limits.

If any reader has lost a loved one or is afraid of death, modern physics says: 'Be comforted, you and they shall live again.'

Ridley Scott

I've gradually realised that what I do best is universes. And I shouldn't be afraid of that.

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

The problem is that people aren't afraid that they're going to miss a rally (by sitting out). Until they get afraid of that, we're going to keep seeing this choppy trade.

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.

Diane von Furstenberg

All women are the same, really: They are strong, but they are afraid of their own strength.

Woody Allen

It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.

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.

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.

Amanda Lindhout

I'm afraid of the dark, but I choose to sleep in the dark. I can fall right to sleep with the lights on. But I want to be someone who can sleep in the dark, so that's the choice that I make.

Anne Hathaway

When I look back on my twenties, I just remember being afraid of everything, and in my thirties, I'm actually excited by things. And if things don't work out, you know, by the time you've hit your thirties, you've had your fair share of disappointments.