In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and absolute freedom in a necessity of order, has never been so promising as an independent expression as it is today.
Lincoln Kirstein
True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the future; not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient
Seneca
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The quotations, when engraved upon the memory, give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.
Winston Churchill
[About gaining notoriety from her work on "Grey`s Anatomy" (2005).] I`m anxious about losing anonymity. I keep asking Chyler Leigh, "How`s the supermarket?". (2007)
Brooke Smith
[on making the fourth Harry Potter movie] "I was very anxious to break the franchise out of this goody-two-shoes feel. It`s my view that children are violent, dirty, corrupt anarchists. Just adults-in-waiting basically."
Mike Newell
I`m just nervous and anxious all the time - I drink too much coffee. But you know, everything can be solved with a bottle; the bottle is a universal cure-all - and not just a booze bottle, any bottle. You break up with your boyfriend, you get a bottle of ...
Gina Gershon
When I used to do tours, I`d be anxious and nervous on the plane returning to New York. I now realize the reaction was because I was coming back unemployed. Actors are constantly being put to the test.
Scott Bakula
I think fame is a really complicated thing. It can be a great challenge to handle the difficult parts of it and strengthen your character so you don`t get affected in a negative way by it. And I`m scared and excited and hesitant and anxious. I`m conflicte...
Tobey Maguire
We`re like old people now playing music. I`m so glad we stuck it out because it`s a lot better. I used to feel kind of anxious. Now our apprenticeship is over.
Thurston Moore
We think everybody is anxious and uncertain. We want to minimize uncertainty, ... We want to make sure people aren`t reacting based on rumor. We want to learn from people what they need to know.
Barb Graff
We just kept making mistakes, we were a shade off our game and put ourselves under pressure with dropped passes. We looked a bit anxious and the quality of the Crusaders players absorbed that.
Anne Braden
We have not advanced the process much further. We are desperately anxious to avert a catastrophe for the airline. We have made some progress but not sufficient to regard a settlement as imminent.
Anne Marie Thornton
We brought Discovery back in great shape. The crew was very anxious to walk around and see what the outside looks like and it looks fantastic.
Angela Ruggiero
We are really excited about starting the season. We have been training for a long time over the summer and have had very productive practices over the last few weeks. We are very anxious to run against some competition.
Scott Jones
We are keenly aware that our shareholders are anxious to receive accurate financial information on the company, ... We have taken special measures to produce statements as quickly as possible.
Usher
To be honest I live among the English and have always found them to be very honest in their business dealings. They are noble, hard-working and anxious to do the right thing. But joy eludes them, they lack the joy that the Irish have.
Fiona Shaw
There is nothing about which I am more anxious than my country, and for its sake I am willing to die ten deaths, if that be possible.
Alberto Santos Dumont