Frightened Quotes

604 quotes by 512 authors

It frightened him to think what must have gone to the making of her eyes. — Edith Wharton
Its a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children. — Ama Ata Aidoo
If you take most men aside when their wives are pregnant, most men are pretty frightened and worried and faintly disgusted by the whole experience. — Steven Moffat
My mantra is: Realize you're going to fail all the time, and accept it. That doesn't mean I'm not frightened of it. — Mark Burnett
I'll impose upon you the same arrogance that was imposed on me, and on my mother, my grandmother, my grandmother's mother: all the way back… — Oriana Fallaci
Three quiet days. This hell fiend is like a cat with a mouse. She lets me loose only to pounce upon me again. I am… — Arthur Conan Doyle
People get frightened that success is going to take them out of life. They're no longer going to be on the corner of Bedlam and… — Tom Waits
It was almost normal for people over thirty to be frightened of their own children — George Orwell
Using awareness, personal responsibility and inner work to review our unskillful or frightened reactions, we become more adept at turning habitual reactions to balanced responses.… — John Earle
Architecture and war are not incompatible. Architecture is war. War is architecture. I am at war with my time, with history, with all authority that… — Lebbeus Woods
As for the Pope, I am too old to be frightened by his shadow, and am quite sure his shadow or Substance will do less… — Ezra Cornell
As a final crash of self-indulgent nonsense, when the incontrovertible truth of your panoramic and murderous deceit has even begun to cost your political party… — Keith Olbermann
I was proud, excited and a little frightened. It was all taking off so quicklyâ€¦the more successful the boys were, the further away from me… — Cynthia Lennon
Is it easier for a man to live his life again as a fish, than to accept the wonder of being human? So alone, so… — Richard Flanagan
Let the world call you lazy for not running about like a frightened ghost. Just be quiet inside yourself. Don't bother about knowing how things… — Mooji
Imagination is a danger thus every totalitarian regime is frightened of the artist. It is the vocation of the prophet to keep alive the ministry… — Walter Brueggemann
I think what I often see is that people are frightened about fashion. Because it scares them or makes them feel insecure, so they just… — Anna Wintour
Almost every actor goes into almost every picture very frightened. He is positive he really can't do it. The bigger the star, the more frightened… — Paul Mazursky
Courage isnâ€™t just a matter of not being frightened, you know. Itâ€™s being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway. — Jon Pertwee
Many teachers think of children as immature adults. It might lead to better and more 'respectful' teaching, if we thought of adults as atrophied children.… — Keith Johnstone

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