Terrified Quotes - Page 4

• When the Forbidden Fruit was handed to Adam and Eve, they were allowed the moral choice to accept or decline. I know people who have refused to feast on the money tree. They live simply, within their means, and seem far more content than those who are trying to horde their wealth while clinging to the ladder of 'success,' terrified to let go. That isn't real living. The Puritans rightly saw that as covetousness.

  Cal Thomas

  Letting Go, Real, Mean

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• Coming from Britain, I was terrified of meeting all these other artists, because artists over there tend to fight with each other a lot, the premise being that there's not enough room for everybody.

  Thom Yorke

  Fighting, Artist, Rooms

  "Thom Yorke’s View from the Stage". Interview with Judy Bond, www.lionsroar.com. November 1, 1998.

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• I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

  Georgia O'Keeffe

  Inspirational, Life, Courage

  Dennis Abrams, Georgia O'Keeffe (2009). “Georgia O'Keeffe”, p.56, Infobase Publishing

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• I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.

  Bill Nighy

  People, Stage, Walks

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• I am pretty fearless, and you know why? Because I don't handle fear very well; I'm not a good terrified person.

  Stevie Nicks

  Fearless, Wells, I Am Pretty

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• When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life. So I bit my tongue. I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.

  Alanis Morissette

  Song, Anger, Men

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• I've gone skydiving twice. I was terrified about doing it, but I wanted to overcome that. The first time, I did it with my parents and I remember that they had already both jumped out, and suddenly it was my turn. And I thought, 'Well, I don't want to be an orphan,' so I guess I have no choice, and I jumped out of the plane.

  Mandy Moore

  Choices, Parent, Overcoming

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• People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to sorrow, regret, frustration and annoyance - all healthy, negative feelings without which people couldn't exist. But then they add, "I absolutely must succeed and must be loved by significant persons, and if I don't, it's terrible and I'm no good." Those are irrational beliefs. As long as people keep them, they'll be terrified of life and will put themselves down when they get rejected.

  Albert Ellis

  Regret, Frustration, Long

  "The Prince of Reason". Interview with Robert Epstein, www.psychologytoday.com. January 1, 2001.

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• People are terrified for their own reputations. They want the press on their side.

  Sienna Miller

  People, Want, Sides

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• In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, 'Me? You've got to be joking!' I mean, in junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously, I was terrified of math.

  Danica McKellar

  Teacher, Home, School

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• The first play I did was 'Philadelphia Here I Come.' Can you imagine that? I am 37 years old I am doing my second professional play and I am on stage with John Malkovich. Joan Allen, Laurie Metcalf and Gary Sinise. One huge name after another. I was terrified and petrified, could hardly get a word out of my mouth.

  John Mahoney

  Philadelphia, Years, Play

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• I was quite the spoiled brat. I have quite a temper, obviously inherited from my father, and I became very good at ordering everyone around. I was the princess; the staff were absolutely terrified of me.

  Lisa Marie Presley

  Father, Princess, Spoiled

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• I lived to be on stage, and I'm terrified. Terrified before every show.

  Joan Rivers

  Stage, Shows

  "With Age, Joan Rivers Learned To Say Anything: 'It Has Freed Me Totally'". "Fresh Air" with David Bianculli, www.npr.org. September 5, 2014.

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• I'm just going to have to grow old, because I'm too terrified to have anything done.

  Natalie Wood

  Done, Grows

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• I've been terrified of the water, and yet it seems I'm forced to go into in on every movie that I make.

  Natalie Wood

  Movie, Water, Actors

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• I was a bit of a loner as a teenager. I never went to a single social event, because they terrified me.

  Mia Wasikowska

  Teenager, Loner, Events

  "Mia Wasikowska: 'There's a common misconception that the loud kid in the class is the actor" by Kira Cochrane, www.theguardian.com. September 4, 2011.

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• Obviously the commercial news media tries to get you worked up and terrified so you'll buy products that they're advertising.

  Matt Taibbi

  Media, Trying, News

  Interview with Gregg LaGambina, www.avclub.com. July 11, 2008.

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• He was so very large and so very gruff that he rather terrified her, but he always behaved correctly in public, and there was a lot to be said for a man who sported such well-tailored jackets---even if he did change into a ferocious beast once a month.

  Gail Carriger

  Men, Months, Beast

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• The first case I sat on... was Citizens United. Talk about being thrown in. Needless to say, if I was scared before, I was terrified.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Citizens United, Firsts, Scared

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• I can't swim and I'm terrified of drowning, but I still love being by water - just not in it.

  Sherri Shepherd

  Water, Swim, Drowning

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• If I have to speak in public, I am terrified.

  Kirk Douglas

  Speak, Ifs

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• Everyone is so terrified of being labeled a racist.

  Eli Roth

  Racist

  Interview with Elisa Osegueda, www.fandango.com. May 8, 2013.

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• I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.

  Audre Lorde

  Fear, Women, Writing

  Audre Lorde, Joan Wylie Hall (2004). “Conversations with Audre Lorde”, p.90, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• I wouldn't want my daughters to date a guy like me. I was dangerous around women in my twenties. I'm terrified that they might end up with someone like me.

  Antonio Banderas

  Daughter, Mother, Guy

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• I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid.

  Diane von Furstenberg

  Cancer, Believe, Son

  "Diane von Furstenberg: Unwrapped". Interview with Anamaria Wilson, www.harpersbazaar.com. September 14, 2009.

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