Terrifying Quotes

460 quotes by 397 authors

I think it's really terrifying that a country based on the foundations and ideals of God, is now systematically removing God from everything. Everything! — Stephen Baldwin
All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will… — Simone de Beauvoir
This free will business is a bit terrifying anyway. It's almost pleasanter to obey, and make the most of it. — Ugo Betti
Regular panelists on shows can be terrifying. They own that space, and many guest comics suspect they are favoured in the edit, while their own… — Jo Brand
Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or… — Joyce Brothers
I watched the Trade Center buildings go down from my balcony, and it was a terrifying moment. I couldn't get my mind around it at… — Joyce Brothers
Have you ever seen Glenn Beck in operation? It is the most terrifying thing. It's so bad that you think he's going to announce in… — Bill Bryson
Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art.… — Truman Capote
Moving to the country is a very bold thing to do. You can have vague romantic notions about doing that, but in actuality, it can… — Nick Cave
All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still. — Anton Chekhov
We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be… — John F. Kennedy
...the incontestable truth is that America has been built up by optimists, not by pessimists, but by men possessing courage, confidence in the nation's destiny,… — B. C. Forbes
As a working actor, all I want to do is work. That's it. It's terrifying when you don't work. It's very hard when you don't… — Sandra Oh
However, they have not acquired a perfect mastery of the art of lying; they lie so clumsily and ineptly that anyone who is just a… — Martin Luther
I don't think that there is anything that is really magical unless it has a terrifying quality. — Andrew Wyeth
The principal advantage of the non-parental lifestyle is that on Christmas Eve you need not be struck dumb by the three most terrifying words that… — John Leo
Uncovering your real desires can be terrifying. It can also set you spectacularly free. — Mark Epstein
If it is a terrifying thought that life is at the mercy of the multiplication of these minute bodies [microbes], it is a consoling hope… — Louis Pasteur
Science is dangerous. There is no question but that poison gas, genetic engineering, and nuclear weapons and power stations are terrifying. It may be that… — Isaac Asimov
This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first time for the common good… — Queen Elizabeth II

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