Frightening Quotes

460 quotes by 412 authors

It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch. — James A. Baldwin
Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it's rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you're… — Candice Bergen
There have been some very extreme hecklers in audiences whose bile was so hateful and so meant that it would be a bit frightening to… — Jo Brand
A good part - and definitely the most fun part - of being a feminist is about frightening men. — Julie Burchill
Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing. — William S. Burroughs
The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I'm a spokesman for myself. It just so happens that there's a bunch of people that are concerned with what I have to say. I… — Kurt Cobain
As a musician, life is not over just because you are getting older, and so I find retirement a very frightening and dark thought. — Ian Anderson
Sometimes we complain without thinking much of it, but the frightening thing about complaining is that every time we do, a cloud descends over our… — Daisaku Ikeda
The mystery of life is certainly the most persistent problem ever placed before the thought of man. There is no doubt that from the time… — Guglielmo Marconi
It is frightening that in recent years such an increase has occurred in acts of terrorism, which have even reached peaceful countries such as ours.… — Alva Myrdal
I have come to believe that our lives can be turned in a different direction, our minds adopt a different way of thinking, by some… — Howard Zinn
I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my personal approach that creates the climate. It's my… — Haim Ginott
Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any… — Og Mandino
Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year, but I told that story around the campfire and nobody got… — Jack Handey
Whenever you read a book or have a conversation, the experience causes physical changes in your brain. It's a little frightening to think that every… — George Johnson
I have always looked at life as a voyage, mostly wonderful, sometimes frightening. In my family and friends I have discovered treasure more valuable than… — Jimmy Buffett
You may object that by speaking of simplicity and beauty I am introducing aesthetic criteria of truth, and I frankly admit that I am strongly… — Werner Heisenberg
You know what's really frightening? You (Jon Stewart) actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but it's true. You've got stoned… — Bill O'Reilly

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