Bugbear Quotes
- There is no greater bugbear than a strong willed relative in the circle of his own connections. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It is only necessary to raise a bugbear before the English imagination in order to govern it at will. Whatever they hate or fear, they… — William Hazlitt
- The crowds at West Ham haven't been rewarded by results, but they keep turning up because of the good football they see. Other clubs will… — Ron Greenwood
- Losing is the bane and bugbear of every professional athlete's existence, but in baseball the monster seems to hang closer than in other sports, its… — Roger Angell
- Language is my bugbear. Everyone says things now like 'I was sat' instead of 'I was sitting', which just sounds so ugly. — Penelope Keith
- A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It is a bugbear to the imagination, and, though we do… — William Hazlitt
- Airport security is a particular bugbear. At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, while I can see that averting terrorism is manifestly… — James Purefoy
- What is difficulty? Only a word indicating the degree of strength requisite for accomplishing particular objects; a mere notice of the necessity for exertion; a… — Samuel Warren