Frightened Quotes

604 quotes by 521 authors

There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the only solution to… — Antonin Artaud
If I look back I feel frightened, not happy, because my life is a bit of a mystery to me. — Manolo Blahnik
As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass… — James Bovard
I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. — John Cage
Performers are so vulnerable. They're frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where it's warm, where it's… — Jane Campion
The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more. — Sherman Alexie
I don't think kids have a problem with death. It's us older ones who are nearer to it, that start being frightened. — Helena Bonham Carter
Wars are begun by frightened men. — Tom Clancy
Becoming a mother makes you the mother of all children. From now on each wounded, abandoned, frightened child is yours. You live in the suffering… — Charlotte Gray
The vested interests-if we explain the situation by their influence-can only get the public to act as they wish by manipulating public opinion, by playing… — Norman Angell
As far as I know, most organizations are avoiding population issues because they're politically frightened by the charge that comes from some proponents of immigration… — Gaylord Nelson
At my age, I'm often asked if I'm frightened of death and my reply is always, I can't remember being frightened of birth. — Peter Ustinov
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason, than that of… — Thomas Jefferson
The devil is not terribly frightened of our human efforts and credentials. But he knows his kingdom will be damaged when we begin to lift… — Jim Cymbala
It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts. — Teresa of Avila
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality. — Seneca the Elder
Sin has always been an ugly word, but it has been made so in a new sense over the last half-century. It has been made… — Phyllis McGinley
The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-Boat peril...It did not take the form of flaring battles and glittering… — Winston Churchill
Whatever your (unfavorable) situation is, it is a good idea to ask yourself "WHAT YOU WOULD DO if you were free of it." An alcoholic's… — Seth Roberts
The mind leaps, and leaps perhaps with a sort of elation, through the immensities of space, but the spirit, frightened and cold, longs to have… — Joseph Wood Krutch

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