Tender minds should not receive early impressions of…

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

— Horace

“To APPAL  (APPA'L)   v.a.[appalir, Fr. It might more properly have been written appale.]To fright; to strike with sudden fear; to depress; to discourage.”

— Samuel Johnson

“The composition of Shakespeare is a forest, in which oaks extend in the air, interspersed sometimes with weeds and brambles, and sometimes giving shelting…

— Samuel Johnson

I turn away with fright and horror from the lamentable evil of functions which do not have derivatives.

— Charles Hermite

I don't get stage fright, I actually love the energy, I love the spontaneity, I love the adrenaline you get in front of a…

— Brooke Burke

Stage fright and acting blocks are just unfocused or misplaced energy. Everything is possible if you know how and where to focus to invite…

— Marjo-Riikka Makela

Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasn't able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright.

— Constance Marie

Reading a great book causes jolts and frights.

— Mason Cooley

If you tell me, I will leave you alone," I said. "And if you don't tell me, I am going to grab the nearest…

— David Levithan

At first, I had such stage fright, and it was always comforting to look over and see my big brother.

— Sasha Spielberg

“She had had a real fright but had fallen back to earth. The odd thing was that in her fall her fear too had…

— Henry James

“A fool, what with sheer fright and fine sentiments, is always safe.”

— Joseph Conrad

Be brave! Be strong! Be fearless! Once you have taken up the spiritual life, fight as long as there is any life in you.…

— Swami Vivekananda

Of course it does on opening night, but I've never had that devastating stage fright that some people get, but apparently, you can develop…

— Joan Collins

The whole concept of stage fright is fascinating. Actors get stage fright, but they wouldn't be on the stage in the first place if…

— Robert Greene