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• Crime is only the worst example, but it is a paradigm for other Labour policy disasters. No one tells the voters that crime is falling: let them stay scared senseless.

  Polly Toynbee

  Fall, Example, Voters

  "Britain is smiling, but it looks daggers at Labour" by Polly Toynbee, www.theguardian.com. June 19, 2006.

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• I interviewed Johnny Knoxville once. I was kind of scared to interview him because I thought he might be a real jerk, but he was really nice, and I ripped his chest hair out.

  Rachel Perry

  Real, Nice, Hair

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• When Julia and I broke up and I was really scared to go into a market or anywhere because I thought, Oh God, everyone must hate me. And that wasn't the case. People said, I'm sorry this happened, man. Are you alright?

  Kiefer Sutherland

  Sorry, Hate, Men

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• They are scared that the BBC or CNN may call them radicals, so they remain soft instead. The problem lies there, with the Muslim leaders, not the Muslim masses.

  Abu Bakar Bashir

  Lying, Squash, Cnn

  "'We Should Not Fear Being Called Radical'". Interview with Farish A. Noor, theseoultimes.com.

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• I'm not a horror fan. I'm an anti-horror fan. I think horror fans feel deep down in the pit of their souls, they feel safe, and therefore bored. And therefore they want to be scared.

  Max Brooks

  Thinking, Bored, Soul

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

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• All primitive people are frightened of owls,' said Harley. 'The villagers here are scared to death of the gufo. Birds of ill omen. If they see one, they think they'll die. But they never do. See one, I mean, of course,' he added with a laugh.

  Francis Brett Young

  Mean, Thinking, People

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• think people get scared that they’re not going to be able to do it perfectly - they’re going to be criticized - they’re going to be like, “Well, I’m not totally green.” Well, you know what? At this point we don’t care... Just a shade of green is enough right now. Move a little bit closer towards this. Because the more people start moving closer and closer to it, that’s something that collectively makes a difference.

  Cameron Diaz

  Strong Women, Moving, Thinking

  "Talking Green with Cameron Diaz". Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 9, 2008.

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• I get shitty scared. One show in Amsterdam, I was so nervous I escaped out the fire exit. I've thrown up a couple of times. Once in Brussels, I projectile-vomited on someone. I just gotta bear it. But I don't like touring. I have anxiety attacks a lot.

  Adele

  Couple, Fire, Anxiety

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• The time for running has come to an end. You tell them white folk in Mississippi that all the scared niggers are dead!

  Stokely Carmichael

  Running, White, Ends

  Address at March Against Fear, 1966.

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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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• Being scared can keep a man from getting killed, and often makes a better fighter out of him.

  Louis L'Amour

  Inspirational, Men, Fighter

  Louis L'Amour (2011). “The Daybreakers and Sackett (2-Book Bundle)”, p.97, Bantam

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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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• I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said 'Good morning' to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.'

  Barry White

  Mother, Morning, Said

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• The way companies hang on to their marketshare is by being scared.

  Trip Hawkins

  Way, Being Scared, Company

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• The next time you get scared, get sacred!

  Abiola Abrams

  Sacred, Next, Next Time

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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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• I don't wanna wrestle Big Show tonight because I'm scared that he's gonna eat me!

  John Cena

  Wwe, Tonight, Bigs

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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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• People are scared man, they're scared of the void.

  Joe Rogan

  Men, People, Void

  "The Joe Rogan Experience". Podcast #211, 2012.

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• Only grown-up men are scared of women.

  Ernest Lehman

  Men, Sound And Music, Sound Of Music

  "Fictional character: Kurt". "The Sound of Music", www.imdb.com. 1965.

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• My phobias worsen as I get older. I'm scared of flying, driving. I'm terrified of sharks. I'm a germaphobe. But I try to face my fears; I do. Well, most of them.

  Eli Roth

  Sharks, Flying, Trying

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