Frightened Quotes

604 Frightened quotes by 512 unique authors

We may be thankful that frightened civil authorities ... have not managed to eradicate from the country the tradition of the possession and use of… — John Steinbeck
People ask me when I decided to become a playwright, and I tell them I decide to do it every day. Most days it's very… — Suzan-Lori Parks
He could hear trhe voices, the whispers, the sighs, of these souls who were unable to let go of their burdens. ... Pi understood this… — Clare Vanderpool
The man who lives without conflict, who lives with beauty and love, is not frightened of death because to love is to die. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Why is it that my heart is so touched whenever I meet a dog lost in our noisy streets? Why do I feel such anguished… — Emile Zola
All primitive people are frightened of owls,' said Harley. 'The villagers here are scared to death of the gufo. Birds of ill omen. If they… — Francis Brett Young
I realize that when I moved out of my father’s house I shocked and frightened him because I needed a room of my own, a… — Sandra Cisneros
Terror consists mostly of useless cruelties perpetrated by frightened people in order to reassure themselves. — Friedrich Engels
My interest is that there is a disconnect between the science and the size of the threat that people mention about nature, the planet and… — Bruno Latour
You must mind and not lower the Church in people's eyes by seeming to be frightened about it for such a little thing. — George Eliot
I think the media's a little frightened of women. — Nikki Haley
I'm too frightened of confrontation, so I will always tip - even if the service has been really shoddy. — Sophie Ellis Bextor
So let's not get frightened when the children read fantasy. It's the compost for a healthy mind. It stimulate s the inquisitive nodes, and there… — Terry Pratchett
Apparently God makes us all different. Some of us are happy to respond to His individual touch on our lives by remaining individuals, and others… — Larry Norman
I rang the bell and she opened the door, dried her hands, and said heartily: 'Hello, stranger. I was just saying to Cliff only tonight,… — Cornell Woolrich
After she's gone, another brief lull sets in. This one is probably the last. But what good is a lull? It's only a breathing spell… — Cornell Woolrich
That is why in adult life, people generally tend to relive rather than live, that is, to repeat the patterns of the past and defend… — Robert W. Firestone
All your names I and my friend approve of or nearly all as to sense & expression, but I am frightened by their length &… — Michael Faraday
Customs, morals — is there a difference? Woman, do you realize what you are doing? Here, by the grace of God and an inside straight,… — Jubal
I am more scared now that I was at any point since I began trading, because I recognize how ephemeral success can be in this… — Paul Tudor Jones
What frightened me was the logic of the world; in it lay the foretaste of something incalculably powerful. Its mechanism was incomprehensible, and I could… — Osamu Dazai
I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I… — Rickie Lee Jones
If you can find a host for me that has a friendly parrot, I will be very very glad… DON'T buy a parrot figuring that… — Richard Stallman
It is very foolish of a man to be frightened of a skeleton, for Nature has put an insurmountable obstacle against running away from it. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The Democratic Party's complete obeisance to [the abortion] lobby makes Democrats look bought, frightened and craven. — Peggy Noonan

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