I, uh—,” I began oh so coherently, and then I jumped up, almost knocking himover, and raced down the dock. I took off, flying fast, like a rocket.

I try to find what is closest to me in the character. There’s many sides to personality, but it’s a matter of, do you entertain those specific areas of your personality, or are you afraid...

Always do what you’re afraid to do. …I will prove myself strong when they think I am sick. I will prove myself brave when they think I am weak.

I wanted to make it a really strong point to not watch ‘Battlestar Galactica’ before starting ‘Caprica’ because I was afraid it was going to give me a lot of pressure and preconceived notions of...

They keep extending these unemployment benefits to the point where people are afraid to go out and get a job, because the job doesn’t pay as much as the unemployment benefit does.

Fear takes root in the soil of insecurity.

I spent my entire life being afraid. I was afraid of everything – height, flights – I had no idea why.

I was afraid to express myself for a while.

If Scotland and America go to war, I’m afraid I’ve already sworn in.

Sometimes I ask myself, “Do I have the courage to do the right thing when it matters most?” And that answer, I’m afraid, is silence.

There was a seminar for advanced students in Zürich that I was teaching and von Neumann was in the class. I came to a certain theorem, and I said it is not proved and it...

Every person in the world has to figure out what the right place for them is. It’s okay to be afraid, as long as you don’t allow the fear to take over your life.

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They’re not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There’s just regret.

Nobody can turn you into a slave unless you allow them. Nobody can make you afraid of anything, unless you allow them. Nobody can tell you to do something wrong, unless you allow them. God...

After torturing our adrenaline by watching a horror movie for a couple of hours the places we are most afraid of are the doors and windows of the room even though they are the only...