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• In New York I was always so scared of saying that I wrote fiction. It just seemed like, 'Who am I to dare to do that thing here? The epicenter of publishing and writers?' I found all that very intimidating and avoided writing as a response.

  Jhumpa Lahiri

  New York, Writing, Fiction

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• So I decided to start a church, for three reasons. First, I hated going to church and wanted one I liked, so I thought I would just start my own. Second, God had spoken to me in one of those weird charismatic moments and told me to start a church. Third, I am scared of God and try to do what he says.

  Mark Driscoll

  Church, Trying, Three

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• A man who will not get scared on some occasions, lacks good sense.

  E. W. Howe

  Fear, Men, Occasions

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• There's no sense forcing yourself if you don't feel like it. Tell you the truth, I've had sex with lots of guys, but I think I did it mostly out of fear. I was scared not to have somebody putting his arms around me, so I could never say no. That's all. Nothing good ever came of sex like that. All it does is grind down the meaning of life a piece at a time.

  Haruki Murakami

  Sex, Fear, Thinking

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• Taylor Swift is very strategic with her friends and enemies. And I know lots of secrets. I can't divulge, but I know a lot of stuff about her. And I'm scared. I'm scared for my life.

  Diplo

  Secret, Enemy, Stuff

  "Diplo Says He Knows Taylor Swift’s ‘Secrets’ And He’s ‘Scared For His Life’" By Cavan Sieczkowski, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 23, 2015.

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• And I'm scared. I'm scared for my life.

  Diplo

  "Diplo Says He Knows Taylor Swift’s ‘Secrets’ And He’s ‘Scared For His Life’" By Cavan Sieczkowski, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 23, 2015.

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• All guys are scared of each other, didn't you know that? I'm not the only one. We're all born afraid.

  Cornell Woolrich

  Fear, Guy, Born

  Cornell Woolrich, Francis M. Nevins (2005). “Night and Fear: A Centenary Collection of Stories”, p.388, Carroll & Graf

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• Fear has made them sloppy. The world teeters at a precipe. All scared to take a step in case they put a foot into empty air. The instinct of self-preservation. It can destroy a man's efficiency.

  Joe Abercrombie

  Fear, Men, Air

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• It all changed when I realized I'm not the only one on the planet who's scared. Everyone else is, too.

  Stan Dale

  Planets, Changed, I Realized

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• I think that many people are ashamed when they feel afraid. There's this thing in our society that you're not allowed to feel scared. You have to be a man and put on a brave face, but we all have fears.

  Eli Roth

  Men, Thinking, Brave Face

  "Eli Roth Exclusive Interview THE LAST EXORCISM; Plus Updates on FUNHOUSE 3D, MAN WITH THE IRON FIST, ENDANGERED SPECIES, More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 25, 2010.

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• The only thing that I'm scared of is not livin' up to the expectations of Dr. Dre and Eminem.

  Curtis Jackson

  Expectations, Drs, Dr Dre

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• 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 business. I know that to be successful, I have to be frightened. My biggest hits have always come after I have had a great period and I started to think that I knew something.

  Paul Tudor Jones

  Successful, Thinking, Ephemeral

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• I was coming back from Tel Aviv recently, and we had forty minutes of bumps. I got so scared I grabbed a paper and pen and put them in my pocket, just in case we crashed and I needed to write a letter from wherever we landed.

  Daniela Pestova

  Writing, Bumps, Paper

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• And then I realized that my sister was trying to LIVE a romance novel. Man, that takes courage and imagination. Well, it also took some degree of mental illness, too, but I was suddenly happy for her. And a little scared. Well, a lot scared.

  Sherman Alexie

  Men, Imagination, Romance

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• The Thing from Another World' was the first movie that really scared me.

  George A. Romero

  World, Firsts, Another World

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• If you'd have told me five years ago that I'd have done all this - two books, some television and everything - I'd panic, I'd be scared.

  Karl Pilkington

  Book, Years, Two

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I was terrified to do 'G.I. Joe.' I had no idea how to do one of those movies. I was kind of scared. You know, if one of those doesn't work, it's a huge hit on your career. People are like, 'Well he couldn't make a $170 million movie work. I don't want him in my film.'

  Channing Tatum

  Careers, Ideas, People

  "Channing Tatum Interview DEAR JOHN, Plus Info on Dito Montiel’s SON OF NO ONE and THE EAGLE OF THE NINTH". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. January 31, 2010.

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• When I was a young man, I didn't think about having a family. My wife and I were too poor to have babies. Then all of a sudden, one came along and scared the hell out of us because we had no money. Once the baby arrives, you make do somehow. You fall in love with the baby and life adjusts itself. You find you don't need as much money as you thought. When that happens, you can ask the questions that should have come before the baby.

  Ray Bradbury

  Baby, Falling In Love, Parenting

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• Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.

  Yoko Ono

  Way, Truth Comes Out, Courses

  "Yoko Ono: What I've Learned". Interview with Tom Junod, www.esquire.com. Decemeber 8, 2010.

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• The fact that the climate is getting warmer doesn't scare me at all. There's no reason why one should be scared.

  Freeman Dyson

  Scare, Climate, Facts

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• Old age has got to start creeping up on me one day soon, and frankly I'm very scared. I don't want to be old. I've always felt so young. And I want to stay that way.

  David Niven

  Age, One Day, Want

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• I don't shy away from any questions. I'm not scared of any question. I'll give you an answer. A lot of people are scared of having actual opinions out there. People are so scared of criticism I'm not scared of people disliking me.

  Ronda Rousey

  People, Giving, Criticism

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• Jaws, first time I saw it, I forgot I was in it. True. Totally forgot, and got as scared as everybody else, and it's a great movie.

  Richard Dreyfuss

  Saws, Firsts, First Time

  Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. August 10, 2009.

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• As much as they deny it, I think people want to be scared. It's a phenomenon, why people want to be scared when there is so much violence and craziness in the world. People still really enjoy being scared. It's a conundrum to me. It's hard to explain. It's an unconscious thing, really, why people like that so much.

  Dylan McDermott

  Thinking, People, World

  "Dylan McDermott Talks AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM, His New Role on the Show, Why the Show Resonates with Viewers and Returning for Season 3". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 20, 2012.

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• I'm not scared of growing old, I'm just scared of not achieving everything that I want to do.

  Melanie Laurent

  Growing, Want, Achieve

  "French Made: Interview With Mélanie Laurent". Interview with Katya Foreman, wwd.com. May 27, 2009.

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