She later added, "If you are a person who has long been fascinated by how similar the conservative 'be afraid' direct mail that asks for money looks to the kind of direct mail that tries to scam your grandmother out of her savings... it is amazing to see, if you have been watching this over time... is how persistent this is".
If you tell 10 people that you use a pressure cooker, nine will have the same response: "Aren't you afraid?" I asked that same question myself a year ago when a pal bragged that rich, pressure-cooked chicken stock took her just 30 minutes to make.
On screen, there were more comedy roles, including a part in Woody Allen's 1972 movie Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask) that played on Redgrave's classical theatre experience.
But if you're someone who isn't afraid to ask that big question of "are we doing it all wrong," the answer might be a big, uncomfortable "yes". Those of us who are intellectually honest physicists have been living with this discomfort for many decades now.
I was admittedly afraid to ask that girl a really easy question.
While you don't want to constantly annoy them, you don't want to be so aloof that they're afraid of asking, either.
"You have doctors that are a bit afraid and patients that are afraid to ask.
What professionals don't like is the bad intensity having no control over their own work and lives, being afraid to ask questions that could help them better focus and prioritize, and generally operating in ways that are inefficient.
I was afraid to ask what that was all about, but what choice did I have?
Don't get stuck in the wrong job because you were afraid to ask questions that would help you evaluate the culture of a company you are thinking about joining.
