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• What terrified me will terrify others; and I need only describe the spectre which had haunted my midnight pillow.

  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

  Scary, Midnight, Needs

  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (2007). “Frankenstein, Or, the Modern Prometheus [1818 Text]: Easyread Comfort Edition”, p.345, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• As always at these times when he felt really in need of God the front of his mind was serene, but the deeper part, where faith did constant battle with doubt, was terrified that there would be no answer.

  Stephen King

  Doubt, Mind, Battle

  Stephen King (2016). “Desperation”, p.359, Simon and Schuster

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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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• If the Soviet empire still existed, I'd be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now.

  Newt Gingrich

  Political, Ignorant, Empires

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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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• The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure.

  Annette Funicello

  Divorce, Mere

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• I decided to make 'Captain America' because I realized I wasn't doing the film because it terrified me. You can't make decisions based on fear.

  Chris Evans

  America, Decision, Captains

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• Well, the first thing that clued me in to the fact that there was something really scary about breast cancer, way beyond the thought of dying, was coming across an ad in the newspaper for pink breast cancer teddy bears. I am not that afraid of dying, but I am terrified of dying with a pink teddy bear under my arm.

  Barbara Ehrenreich

  Cancer, Scary, Dying

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• I almost exclusively wear skinny jeans. I'm terrified of any other cut of denim.

  Lauren Conrad

  Cutting, Jeans, Denim

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• I just think there are a lot of celebrities who don't feel that they have a voice. A lot of actors come from a place of fear, and that's just a general statement about actors. You're terrified the casting director won't like you, you're terrified the producer won't like you, you're terrified the director won't like you, and on and on.

  George Clooney

  Thinking, Voice, Directors

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• A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.

  Amy Chua

  Gratitude, Children, Kids

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• The only way to do news on television is not to be terrified of it.

  David Brinkley

  Television, Way, News

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

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• Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up.

  Sara Blakely

  Stage

  "Sara Blakely: a woman with a great grasp of figures" by Zoe Wood, www.theguardian.com. March 10, 2012.

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• The secular elites are so terrified of telling the truth about radical Islam. When you talk about the radical Islamists, we have got to get straight and get serious and talk about it in the right way.

  Newt Gingrich

  Islam, Way, Serious

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• I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.

  Bear Grylls

  Sweat, People, Sitting Down

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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 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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• The entertainment industry is terrified of silence.

  Laura Linney

  Silence, Entertainment, Industry

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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'm fiercely independent, but I'm also terrified of being alone.

  Adam Levine

  Independent

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• When I went to Australia, I went shark diving. It was crazy. It was called 'extreme' shark diving because even though we were in cages, we literally could touch the sharks swimming by. They were huge and I'm terrified of sharks. Then I went to a wildlife park and held kangaroos. That was nice.

  Taylor Lautner

  Crazy, Nice, Swimming

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• If a man is terrified, it's up to me to dispel that terror.

  Jack Kevorkian

  Men, Terror, Ifs

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• I'm terrified of performing live.

  Rashida Jones

  Performing, Performing Live

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• I'm terrified of losing my voice.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Voice, Losing

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