Famous Quotes & Sayings

Maury Wills

He's without a doubt the No. 1 male in my life, ... I was a longtime minor leaguer going nowhere. I could do a lot of things like run, throw and field, but I was afraid of the curveball. ... He made me a switch-hitter.

He's wanted to diminish the CGI as much as possible and put a man in a suit with CGI changes. He was afraid of the whole thing looking like a cartoon; I suspect he's trying to make the character look as real as possible.

He threw strikes and he wasn't afraid of hitters. He went right after them.

Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.

The Internet was a train, and you either got on it or you got run over. VCs were more afraid of being wrong than being right.

The Internet was a train, and you either got on it or you got run over, ... VCs were more afraid of being wrong than being right.

The location where he was living was too close to the government shelling, and I was afraid it would be shelled and I arranged another location for him to move to.

Plato

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

The days of the housing boom are over. It doesn't appear to be this burst bubble that everybody was afraid of, but it's certainly not this growth industry.

The day it comes down to me being afraid to come up and face somebody, that should be my last day in baseball.

An angle people don't always think of, is the economic and environmental damage the reservoir is already doing. Landowners don't know whether to build barns, fences, houses that might be inundated, whether to plant trees that might never be harvested. So they're not maximizing the economic use of the land. They don't know whether they'll be able to leave their family ranch to their children, so their children must try and plan their lives with a huge uncertainty. Some people have already clear-cut land because they're afraid they won't get the value of their trees if their land is condemned.

All of the girls played really hard tonight. We struggled a little at the end with their press but we were able to make up for it on defense. The girls are all really scrappy and they aren't afraid to hit the floor. I am proud of the hard work that they are giving it shows in practice and at the games.

The hurricanes are one thing, but this is the kind of situation that can wipe out an entire nursery. I'm afraid of these clear, cold nights.

The events seem to be moving into a confrontation and the market is afraid what it will do to supply.

Edwin Land

The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail.

The character of Matt LeBlanc in 'Episodes' has some real dark sides, and Matt wasn't afraid to explore those.

The crux of the campaign is, your life can change in a moment and you have to be prepared. Humor has always been part of our campaign. It opens the door to healthy discussions because it's that kind of (product) people are afraid of and depressed by. We want to take those stigmas away.

The Chinese government has always been afraid of tightly organized social organization.

Jay Wright

You could see him wearing down so we shut him down for a while in terms of playing. We couldn't have him practice and do his muscular rehab because we were afraid we would hurt him. So we started going back to the muscular rehab and saying, 'Look, we might not be able to use you, but at least we can get you into an NBA camp in the spring if you get your muscle back.' And we saw it start to come back. He still does that, he still works on all the strength training. He even did it out there and I think we're seeing it come back.

You could compare them to volunteer firemen today. The locals knew how to handle a boat ? and they weren't afraid to launch one in a storm.

You cease to be afraid when you cease to hope; for hope is accompanied by fear.

You can't be a winner and be afraid to lose.

Paul Haggis

You can't be afraid to disagree with everybody. You have to be very comfortable.

You can't be afraid of the problem. Don't be afraid of failure; don't be afraid to make mistakes. Make sure you learn from each step; iterate, and stay as efficient as possible without being paralyzed by a difficult situation.

I know from experience that sometimes in some open door policies, employees are afraid to come.

I know. But you are a big girl, Sarah. There's nothing to be afraid of.

I know I'm going against the popular grain because very few sites have a paying clientele, but I don't think free is the operative word, it's value. People are hesitant to pay for something on the Internet because they're afraid two weeks later they will find something better for free.

I know I had to have myself checked regularly because I want to be healthy -- the older you get the less you know what is inside your body. You have to be checked to make sure nothing is going wrong ... There is nothing to be afraid of. It's something that, if you catch it early enough, you can avoid more complicated problems in the future.

Chuck D.

In this case, the law enforcement officers felt that the jury's verdict was insufficient to the cause justice. Three men, good, veteran officers were murdered in cold-blood by a coward who surrendered to the tactical unit that responded because he was afraid getting shot himself. The jury's sentencing recommendation was not good enough.

I haven't seen Ypsilanti, but I hold out hope for these guys because they won't be intimidated. We've been playing a lot better in the last month. This wasn't one of our best efforts, but we beat Tecumseh by 19 and 26 (during the regular season). I was afraid of this happening and it did.

Investors are panicking after the attack. They are afraid there might be more unrest.

Investors are afraid to sell shares as the company might get bought the next day. Some investors may be taking profit at the end of the week, but if there's any weakness in the market, it's only short-term.

Joe Brown

In the last three weeks, you just could literally walk into any store, get service -- there were no lines -- find a parking space; not today: You can see it's very busy, very active; people aren't afraid to come out and shop and be normal again,