#frighten

The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

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My real self is probably more creative and more frightening than any sort of drink or drug-induced state. ↗

— Ron Wood

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I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

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Shame, shame, shame. How many times have I told you not to be frightened? Have I not told you God looks after all his children? ↗

— Willis Goldbeck

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I come from an art-school background, and I still feel that in my music, it's about exploration and challenging myself, about putting myself in a place that's frightening because I haven't been there before. ↗

— P. J. Harvey

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I spend plenty of time in London and it doesn't scare me, but it's a lonely place, even if you've got friends there. My job takes me all around the world, meeting lots of interesting people. But I think if I couldn't get home, if I couldn't get back to what I consider my real life I'd be frightened. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

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I wasn't frightened of people, but I didn't have a clue about the adult world. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

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It was pretty frightening because as we all know, when large, famous groups breakup, a lot of the members don't survive in solo careers. ↗

— Don Henley

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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread. ↗