Famous Quotes & Sayings

People are afraid they would be arrested for what they would normally do, such as criticizing the government, or criticizing policies.

People are afraid the Fed will have to be more aggressive. It spooked everyone.

James Gray

People are afraid of you guys, ... They're afraid of having their pictures taken. They're afraid of being interviewed. And they're afraid of serving on a big case like this with a lot of attention.

People are afraid of what could come out politically.

Our kids aren't afraid of anything right now.

Our guys were afraid to lose, it's that simple. Our season ended early last year and for myself and the players, it was the worst feeling ever.

Jane Harman

Our interrogators have become risk-averse, ... Someone interrogating a detainee is afraid they'll find himself on the front page. ... I want our interrogations to yield the best possible information. ... That's why we need a legal framework.

Our identity encompasses toughness now because she supplies it. She wants the ball, she's not afraid of any type of defense or any type of circumstance, and she guards the heck out of people.

Palestinians are afraid that (the withdrawal from) Gaza is going to be first and last,

Our people come to the United States looking for a better future. It would be hard being afraid to go to work because you think you are going to get jail time just for trying to make a living.

Our girls were not afraid to go up against them in the races and swim.

Our first reaction was ... we were afraid the road would never be rebuilt. Ever. Everyone in this town knew what that meant.

Our trade remedy laws are useless unless enforced. The Section 421 safeguard is the last line of defense for this struggling industry and we shouldn't be afraid to use it.

We need someone with big bucks to go in there to make Michael's into substantive real estate, and I'm pleased that Dunkin' Donuts has enough money to go in there and make those changes. I think a lot of people are apprehensive, but I don't think they have thought it through. They don't want Dunkin' Donuts, they want someone else, but we can't get someone else who would be willing to redo the building. I was afraid that it was going to be turned into a real estate office, and that would be very terrible.

Mike Hargrove

We need a guy in that role who's not afraid to swing the bat. And this guy is not afraid.

Jared Padalecki

We'll also discover that things that go bump in the night aren't the only reasons to be afraid in this world.

Thomas Ken

I think they're super-motivated. ... They're not afraid to pay top dollar to get customers in.

Chuck Grassley

I think they are afraid of their union.

It is a very long way and I was afraid of the impact and shock in the car.

I think the reason he's such a good leader is because he does both. He's not afraid to be vocal with anyone on the team. He takes a lot of pride in not just showing, but speaking, too.

I think there are some band members extremely keen to start making a record, and there are others who are more cautious because they don't want to mess with the legacy. They may be afraid that if we make a mediocre record that it will still come out, because the money has been spent. That's fair enough.

Connie Smith

Just for a second, my husband was afraid he was going to hit the kids in the crosswalk.

Jason is an intense guy, and the older, experienced guys don't care about that -- they'll challenge him. When they believe in a player, they're going to tell him, whether he likes it or not. They're not afraid to offend him, and he likes that, too.

Oprah Winfrey

Janie, to me, represents awareness of self and becoming a whole person, ... I used to be one of those women who was afraid of being full of herself. Because growing up, and even in elementary school, people would say, 'Oh, she thinks she's so full of herself.'

Jay Feaster

Jay Rosehill is a prototypical Tampa Bay player. He is physical, aggressive, he likes to hit and isn't afraid to drop his gloves when necessary.

Kristin has a courageous mentality. She is not afraid to take on opponents one-on-one and engage physically. Her role on the team could be in the midfield or in the frontline as a wide player.

Marlon Brando

Kowalski was always right, and never afraid. He never wondered, he never doubted. His ego was very secure. And he had the kind of brutal agressiveness that I hate. I'm afraid of it. I detest the character. (his feelings about one of his most famous characters, Stanley Kowalski from 'A Streetcar Named Desire')

Bill Paxton

I support the troops. This is tough time right now. I think a lot of people in our industry are afraid to speak out. I had a drink with Sean Penn the other night. He went over to baghdad in December just to see for himself what was going on. And that guy is as American as anybody I ever met.

Mike Hargrove

I said, 'I'm afraid he'll try to catch it in his hip pocket,'

People might be more afraid to drive after they drink because they might be stopped by a roadblock.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as if they were afraid to lose their dignity by too much familiarity.

Suddenly, I see the wall falling past the window. I was afraid somebody would be walking on the sidewalk and get squashed. It was like an earthquake.

Nancy Friday

Spontaneous and honest love admits errors, hesitations, and human failings; it can be tested and repaired. Idealized love ties us because we already intuit that it is unreal and are afraid to face this truth.