#frightened

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. ↗

— John Cage

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The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board. ↗

— James Bovard

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I don't think kids have a problem with death. It's us older ones who are nearer to it, that start being frightened. ↗

— Helena Bonham Carter

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I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want to talk about it, they don't want to know about it. People are frightened of it, and they don't understand, when actually these issues are medically treatable. ↗

— Judy Collins

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As for the Pope, I am too old to be frightened by his shadow, and am quite sure his shadow or Substance will do less harm to the liberties of my country than will a party, who seek to acquire political power by exciting religious bigotry in the minds of their duped followers. ↗

— Ezra Cornell

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I had my moments when I got very frightened that I would not recover. ↗

— Fran Drescher

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I also want to return to doing stand-up. I've become frightened of live audiences. This is a really telling sign that I need to go back on the comedy circuit again. ↗

— Johnny Vegas

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I'm a bit frightened of the idea of a full facelift because, when you look in the mirror, you want to look like yourself. ↗

— Carol Vorderman

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I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness. ↗

— Denzel Washington

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