Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bruce Bartlett

A lot of conservatives have had reservations about him for a long time, but have been afraid to speak out for fear that it would help liberals and the Democrats.

A lot of people are afraid to lose their jobs because they think if they come over here today, their bosses might be mad and might fire them.

A lot of people are afraid that increases in the PPI will eventually spill over to the CPI but it's important to put things into perspective. The majority of the average cost of goods is from labor and wages are still under pressure,

A lot of people are afraid blind people are going to break, ... They want to get out and bang it up just as hard as a sighted person.

A lot of people that don't get an opportunity to see him play, they just look at the scoring leaders and say he's just an offensive player. But Tyler is not afraid to go make hits, he's a terrific face-off man, he's a good penalty-killer.

A lot of people were afraid of Les' dad.

A lot of them are afraid that if they get into the program, it will be used against them in court.

A lot of schools are afraid of the 'B' on our chest. It's a great thing to have. When they look over, they say, 'Oh no, I have a Bedford kid.' But we also have to live up to that. Sometimes it works against you because they're always going to give us their best shot. But I look at it as a positive.

A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned.

Bill Johnson

A lot of vendors are in it only for the profit. Some are afraid that if they take out the junk food, they're going to lose profit. Pat's taken the opposite approach.

Bob Hill

A lot of time they are dependent on a child or a spouse for care and they're afraid that if they report abuse, that relationship is no longer going to exist and they will be alone in the world.

They knew exactly what was going to happen, but they ... were afraid to make a decision, because they believed if they made a wrong forecast they would get blamed.

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.

They made this change because they were afraid the constitution would be rejected. But now it may be counterproductive: they made the Sunnis so furious that maybe more of them will vote no.

They picked the wrong doctor to go after this time. I will fight this all the way, not even just for me. I am fighting for every doctor afraid to open their mouth and speak the truth because of fears of this happening.

Ron Wilson

The young guys with the way they're competing, they're really hungry, and that's what you need at this point in the season. Not guys who are afraid to fail, but guys that go out there and compete really hard.

Lee Terry

They need to be a dynamic instructor who is innovative, works well with students, gets students motivated, isn't afraid to try new things, and has knowledge.

They have a very vocal tiny minority of American citizens who overwhelm the majority because they are so vocal and they're so vehement. So politicians are afraid of them,

Hal Sutton

They have an opportunity to make a difference and I want the wives to not be afraid to make a difference

They do seem to want to control every aspect of the village like they try to control the growth of Granville -- like, if we get a union. I think they are afraid (a police union) will tickle the water department and the service department, and then they'll have all of it to deal with.

This is not something anyone needs to be afraid of. We desperately need people to participate.

This is probably one of the strongest girls teams I've coached and they are capable of doing anything. It's the hardest working group of skiers I've seen and they are not afraid of the competition.

This is one item where people aren't afraid to step to the plate and spend some money.

The whole decision was based on Lovell. The way his ball moves, I was afraid they (Florence's hitters) were going to start taking pitches and getting walks. With the power they have over there, we didn't want to be in that situation.

This group has hit the ball real well. They go opposite field well and they're not afraid to swing the bat.

This global tension, led by the stalemate between Iran and the U.S., could lead to oil prices about $80. People are really afraid that something is going to happen, and soon.

This could definitely have a chilling effect on Internet users who are going to be afraid to do searches knowing that this information is going to be left out there for somebody to look at down the road.

Jim DeMint

This Congress cannot feed that hope, and I'm afraid that's what that amendment was doing.

This close to the parade route I am very afraid that we're going to be inundated so we did all we thought we could do to prepare for it.

This always happens when the market gets flooded. I'm afraid a lot of these deals are getting lost in the shuffle and this is what is happening with Western.

Frank Thomas

I totally forgot but that's a good sign. I could go a couple more days (in the minor league camp) and then not be afraid to do it. I'm not experiencing any pain, only a little soreness from running.

For example, most people are afraid of success instead of failure and that's because they don't think they deserve it.

Food is intensely pleasurable, and people are afraid that if they change the way they eat, they'll stop having pleasure.