Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

When I was younger, I'd make a point of driving to the middle of nowhere and spending an evening with just me, the wind, and the moon. Your skin crawls up an octave. This is what I tap into when I'm working on horror films. I'm just afraid a time will come when I lose touch with that part of myself.

Madeleine M. Kunin

When people have lost their jobs or are afraid of losing their jobs in the future, they lash out. They want others to know about their fears, their pain.

We worry too much. Failure is inevitable, but failure is the mother of success. ... I'm never afraid to experiment (with) new things, to expand my horizons. ... In one year, I changed jobs six times. Some of them fired me, and some I fired them.

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 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.

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.

Rooney Mara

It never seemed that honorable to me, and I guess I was always afraid that I might fail.

But on the other hand, we all know that China has a very bad record on human rights, and we are afraid that the Chinese authorities are going to interpret this decision as their victory for the past policies. I think the Chinese government is going to do that.

But Mr. Koizumi blew a chance to mend Japan's troubled relations with China and South Korea. I'm afraid Japan's ties with (them) would be dangerously low.

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.

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.

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.