Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alan Ball

I don't believe in any particular definition of the afterlife, but I do believe we're spiritual creatures and more than our biology and that energy cannot be destroyed, but can change. I don't know what the afterlife is going to be, but I'm not afraid of it.

Sonam Kapoor

It's not okay to be fat - not because of the way you look, but because it's unhealthy. I have experienced hormonal problems, bad skin, immense laziness, and back and knee pain. It's not fine to be too fat or too thin! Anything in extremes is wrong. I am afraid of putting on weight because I don't want to develop health problems.

Juliana Hatfield

I don't feel bad or scared about getting older in terms of my looks or anything like that. I'm not afraid of my face changing. I enjoy seeing my face change. I think it's really interesting. I wouldn't want to have same face for my whole life. It would be boring to look at the same face in the mirror for 80 years.

John Gray

Just as women are afraid of receiving, men are afraid of giving.

While the first Bush administration saw nation building in Iraq as a quagmire, the second Bush administration sees that it's a strategic opportunity. The first Bush administration was afraid they'd be stuck. American troops would be staying there forever. It would be a chaotic country, might fall apart. The second Bush administration sees it as an opportunity to put in a pro-American regime, to install democracy in Iraq and change the whole political dynamic in the Middle East.

George Antheil

You become afraid lest too much perspiration will wet your hands too much, make them slide on the black keys, which are too narrow; you are playing at about a hundred miles a minute. But somehow they don't. As long as they don't you know you're all right. You're going good, well-oiled like an engine. Not too much sweat, not too little.

Adam Sandler

Wedding Singer' taught us we shouldn't be afraid of making people feel emotional in the middle of the movie, rather than just dealing with comedy,

We are expecting a tough game as Village are a team that has defended stoutly at home and then counter. There is also the situation where a number of teams are afraid of playing on the Village field but we will go there with no fear in our hearts.

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.

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.

We always were afraid the bowl that is New Orleans would fill quickly. Now with the water rising today, it appears to be filling slowly.

When you have a big game, the tendency is to have a down game the next day. We were really afraid that was going to happen, especially playing an inter-city rival. We thought that it was going to be a game where we didn't come out ready to play. We didn't get home until 11 last night. The table was set for us to have an off night.

Carla Hall

My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.

With our bench, I'm not afraid to go deep.

With the box office dwindling, all this is seen as another nail in the coffin. Theater owners are afraid once you start releasing films this way (simultaneously in other formats), all movies could go this way. That would put their business in jeopardy.

Bill Cosby

We have many things in common, the greatest of which is that we are both afraid of the children.

When you are interviewing someone, never let your camera person turn off the camera. The second you turn off the camera, they'll say the magic thing that you'd been looking for the whole interview. People want to relax after the performance is done. Don't be afraid of awkward silence. That is your friend.

When the game is on the line or the game is tight, she's a person who will step up and not be afraid to score or make something happen. It's something you can't teach. It's an innate thing, and she definitely possesses that.

Bernie Bickerstaff

When we looked down during the national anthem and saw nine guys, we anticipated trouble. That's what I was afraid of all day. They played like we've played when we've been down and just have eight or nine. They made some unbelievable shots with a hand in their face. There were a couple of possessions that we just couldn't come up with the ball.

Marc Shaiman

When we started with the concept, we were afraid it would be too insider, but every month, the culture throws us a new bone.

Mike Myers

We've not prepared well this week and it's cause to pause. I'm afraid my guys don't understand the pain and frustration that comes with being embarrassed by your rival.

Rooney Mara

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