Famous Quotes & Sayings

Billy Joel

Part of me is afraid to let go of this other thing, which was so hugely successful. But on the other hand, I have to move ahead, or else my feet are stuck in the cement. I feel like I'm capable of writing other kinds of music, and I'm at a transitional time in my life.

Our offense hasn't been in sync for about a month now. It looks like were afraid to takes shots and for that matter make shots, and tonight we just didn't look like we were mentally prepared.

Our main purpose is to empower abused children to not be afraid of the world they're in, to make a child feel secure in a scary time.

Wow, I can't even talk. We really, really wanted it. I'm almost afraid to say how much we wanted it.

Workers are afraid they will not be asked back if they complain.

We've got folks who want to go south to check on things. They're afraid they won't be able to find any gas down there, so they are filling up lots of gas cans. It puts a strain on the local stations,

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.

When I saw black and white not afraid to touch each other, to hug each other, I saw God,

We need to finish this parking lot, so we can start landscaping. We feel the parking lot also will enhance the neighborhood. We have a young woman who wants to have her wedding here, but she is afraid to get her shoes in the dirt and sand.

We need to talk to our parents about the tough end-of-life issues. Our loved ones probably want to talk about these things but are afraid of upsetting you.

Tom Ridge

We can be afraid or we can be ready,

Fidel Castro

We aren't afraid of anything. It's very difficult to compete against us in any area ... not even in baseball do they want to compete with Cuba.

We are now exactly in a crossroad, and Chairman (Yasser) Arafat has to take a bold decision to stop the violence and to sit back at the table ... and to strike a deal, ... If the violence continues, I am afraid we will go a long way back and this is not in the interest of peace.

We are now devoting ourselves to science. I am afraid some of us feel that science will give us final solutions - better bases for philosophy, an ideal groundwork for satisfactions, for enjoyment. But it is doubtful whether the mind of man can ever understand the universe. For every puzzle that we uncover and solve, two more appear that were hidden.

Hannah Simone

I'm not afraid of change, let's put it that way.

Orhan Pamuk

I wanted to tell a romantic and dark side of Ottoman history that was also slightly political, saying to the previous generation of writers, 'Look, I'm interested in Ottoman things, and I'm not afraid of it, and I'm doing something creative.'

Sam Taylor-Wood

Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take hold and say: 'This is part of who I am, but not only who I am.'

Rod Steiger

I was very pleased you know, and I was afraid that I might stick out, but I didn't. My happiest thing about that picture is that I proved that American actors can speak as well and also fit in with an ensemble like that.

Mstislav Rostropovich

I know that after my letter there will be undoubtedly an 'opinion' about me, but I am not afraid of it. I openly say what I think. Talent, of which we are proud, must not be submitted to the assaults of the past.

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.

Nikolay Davydenko

We have a good chance of beating France because Marat is here. I think the French are afraid of him, just by his very being here even if he does not play. They have all been beaten by him.

Dave Stephens

We've lost some of our soldiers, and I think people here are fed up with the war. It's a war I'm afraid we can't win.

We've lost all of our workers. They're afraid to come in now, and they don't want to work. I still think we can finish the process, probably with each of the leading candidates looking at each ballot and making a decision we can all live with.

With the domestic economy getting back onto a normal footing, individuals are becoming less afraid of risk.

We're really not reaching out to a percentage of the population that is afraid to talk to the authorities. We want to make another avenue available so people feel less threatened if they're feeling threatened with authorities. Hopefully, someone will find it in their heart to step up and do the right thing and give us the opportunity to find our daughter and get her back to us.

Pat Toomey

I'm the guy that has written at great length about exactly how we should profoundly reform Social Security. If I were afraid of going after entitlements, I wouldn't have done that, I wouldn't have put Medicaid reform in this budget, I wouldn't have called for the reductions in spending, which people will scream about, but I think are necessary.

Patina Miller

I always tell friends you can't judge your success by someone else's. You can't be afraid to fail.

Pixie Lott

I'm not afraid of hard work. I like it! It's the other bit - the not working - I find more problematic. If I'm not busy, I just get antsy. I've been this way since I was a child. Sitting still is like torture for me.

Patricia Richardson

I have born-again Christians in my family, and they are completely against abortion... Everybody's got to stop being afraid of it real soon. Who's going to do it if a woman's network doesn't? People are going to be dying.

Mark Johnson

Whether you look at it from the fair chase issue and say it's not fair to be able to take a farmed animal and kill it - we don't call it hunting - whether you disapprove of that or are afraid for the deer population as a whole because of disease or are just concerned about the integrity of our hunting heritage, people better go talk to their legislators.

We're afraid Jacksonville will be known as an environmental catastrophe and people will avoid it.