Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

The fear that you come to a show called 'American Horror Story' with is yours. That being said, I'm glad people are afraid, and I hope that I'm contributing to their fear. I'm really not afraid of my own darkness anymore. I'm not afraid of what I'm capable of.

I'm not one to take short cuts. I'm not afraid of hard work because I'm used to it. I think that hard work has paid off to help us get to where we are.

John Whisenant

I'm glad that she's on my team. She's not afraid of anything and she plays right through to the end.

We had to go back and start all over. And, as a coach I'm not afraid to do that because I've done it before, but it takes time.

Richard Adams

This was just with gross negligence. Sometimes saying 'sorry' is enough and sometimes it is not and I am afraid this is one of those times,

Those two events were very critical to the country. You may remember that people were afraid to go, afraid to fly. When the Super Bowl and then the Olympics came off successfully, people in the country gained confidence again.

Those plays were huge. Connor seized the moment. He is very unselfish, but he also is not afraid to take and make the big shot.

Those players who think they can stay here only giving the minimum amount of effort are wrong. I'm not afraid to take tough decisions if people don't give their all for this club.

This team still needs to grow. It's all about the fight in us. But when nothing else works, Lindsay really takes over. She's not afraid to pull the trigger.

This team isn't afraid to make plays. We're not afraid to take chances and to play basketball. When we get aggressive, I think we're one of the best teams in the country.

Daisuke Matsuzaka

This was the first time to face the Cubans since the Athens Olympics. They have those intimidating hitters but I wasn't afraid of them and I wanted to overpower them with my fastball. That's how I came to this game and that's how I pitched in the first four innings.

Grace Park

They just flat go for it. They're stronger, they've had great coaches and they're not afraid of anything. I'm not that old, but even I need to get some of that attitude back. It's not getting any easier to keep up.

Rosa Parks

It was just a matter of survival...of existing from one day to the next. I remember going to sleep as a girl and hearing the Ku Klux Klan ride at night and hearing a lynching and being afraid the house would burn down.

There was a real chance that the rescue attempt could have succeeded, but these type of mammals are very prone to the effects of stress and I'm afraid it all became too much.

There was a need to reinforce that we needed to stay aggressive. We were aggressive in the Terrell Owens thing, and you don't want that to slow you down when the next situation shows up. Our belief is that teams that have significant success are those that aren't afraid of making mistakes or taking chances.

Mariella Frostrup

Television executives only commission something that somebody else has already commissioned that's doing well on another station - they're afraid of expecting an audience to concentrate for longer than three minutes on any particular item.

Sometimes, they just get afraid to leave, and they will do things that don't always make sense, like run, even though they were going to be out within a short period of time.

Tom Robinson

Sometimes he was in a no-win position. He had to make some tough decisions over the years, and he wasn't afraid to make them. He was a good person, too. I wouldn't have minded seeing him retire from this position.

Sometimes I will see children with unruly hair and I just want to walk up to their mothers and tell them what they need to do. I'm just always afraid that I will offend them.