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Frighten Quotes

What scares people, and who benefits.

These frighten quotes describe rattling entrenched interests, including bank leadership and union bosses, over a controversial graduate-payment plan. See our Best quotes for related themes.

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

Quotes by Eric Hoffer

Sisters, when about their work, should not put on clothing which would make them look like images to frighten the crows from the corn. It is more gratifying to their husbands and children to see them in a becoming, well-fitting,...

Quotes by Ellen G. White

God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.

Quotes by Elizabeth I

I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me.

Quotes by Duke of Wellington

Running at night used to frighten me. Part of it was simply safety, the question of whether level ground would truly appear under each tentative footstep, and whether the temporary but complete blindness suffered while running toward headlights was, in...

Quotes by Don Kardong

I came across the idea of running towards the things that frighten you. Once you go and do it, you realise that the fear of it is far more powerful than actually doing it.

Quotes by Derren Brown

My folks made me a Jawa costume for the Halloween after 'Star Wars' opened in '77. In '78, when it was re-released, I was hired by the local cinema to be the Jawa: to dress up all summer long, and...

Quotes by Dee Bradley Baker

My job is not to frighten children, but sometimes addressing fears and concerns within the safe boundaries of a picture book can fill me with an awesome responsibility to be as truthful and transparent as possible.

Quotes by Debi Gliori

Computers rather frighten me, because I never did learn to type, so the whole thing seems extraordinarily complicated to me.

Quotes by Charles Keating

Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost.

Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

I don't like to listen to my older albums. They frighten me. I can't explain it. It's so subjective. It's so personal. I cannot listen to my first album, ever. Never, never, never.

Quotes by Chantal Kreviazuk

And if you think that anybody is going to frighten me, you don't know me yet.

Quotes by Billy Sunday

Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first.

Quotes by Billy Sunday

Death's not one of those things that frighten the life out of me. Getting up on stage with the curtain going up frightens me more.

Quotes by Billie Whitelaw

Pathology by Daesh is distinctively to swallow its opponents, to frighten the population. In that regard, the threat is very real.

Quotes by Ashraf Ghani

So as long as I'm a working actor, I can improve. I want to work with people that frighten me and excite me, and characters that I don't believe I'm the best person for the part but I'm still gonna...

Quotes by Anne Hathaway

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'frighten' apply to across this topic?
It ranges from provoking institutions and the press, to unsettling scientists over funding, to the fear people historically feel around mortality and belief.
Is there a quote about frightening the press or institutions?
Yes, one describes rattling bank leadership and media outlets through progressive proposals, treated almost as a badge of honor.
Does this topic touch on climate science?
Yes, one notes that scientists can be discouraged from speaking honestly about climate change out of fear for their funding.
Is there a quote about fear and belief systems?
Yes, one describes convincing someone of an afterlife narrative as a way of controlling them through fear.
Is there a quote about resisting a security threat?
Yes, one describes successfully intercepting a wave of incoming missiles before they could cause harm.

Others describe scientists staying quiet out of fear for their funding and old superstitions once used to frighten people into belief. Pair this with our Children or Death quotes.