Jiddu Krishnamurti

It is really very important while you are young to live in an environment in which there is no fear. Most of us, as we grow older, become frightened; we are afraid of living, afraid of losing a job, afraid of tradition, afraid of what the neighbours, or what the wife or husband would say, afraid of death.

Indian Philosopher

Johnny Depp

You start getting hit with some very interesting situations in life - you as a parent - when they approach that teenage area, which is frightening because you still have memories of that age and the things you were doing at that age... Please don't do what I did.

American Actor

Florence Welch

It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.

English Musician

Alice Walker

As long as the people don't fear the truth, there is hope. For once they fear it, the one who tells it doesn't stand a chance. And today, truth is still beautiful... but so frightening.

American Author

Sigmund Freud

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

Austrian Psychologist

Zadie Smith

Working with great writers can be humbling and frightening, but it can also change you for good, forever.

British Novelist

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.

French Writer

Shirley Henderson

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

Scottish Actress

David Shields

Life, in my view, is simple, tragic, and frighteningly beautiful.

Sue Perkins

I don't have it in my personality to be frightened of things.

English Comedian

Frighten can mean slightly scared to very scared, depending on context.

Intensity Varies

Frighten doesn't require a real threat, imagined ones work too.

Not Always Real

Being frightened can cause a physical reaction, like jumping or screaming.

Physical Response

Frighten can refer to personal fears, not just external threats.

Personal Concern

Frighten can explain why someone avoids certain choices or actions.

Influence Decisions

Frighten often deals with what makes someone anxious or worried.

Cause for Anxiety

 If you think you haven't, think of all the hands that didn't go up when I asked. You're just one of the people who hasn't been told. It's scary to think of ourselves as that powerful, frightening to think we can matter that much to other people. As long as we make leadership something bigger than us, as long as we keep leadership beyond us and make it about changing the world,

Drew Dudley: Everyday...

 i was probably as frightened as i've ever been we turned up as i said with little information we were quite naive which i think is probably a useful thing to be in filmmaking sometimes we rigged all the vehicles with the infrared lights and the infrared cameras and then we drove out and we we heard

Filming Lions Hunting...

 to reduce fuels in order to keep the more dangerous wildfires at bay. They may be frightening and destructive forces of nature, but wildfires are also vital to the existence of healthy boreal forest ecosystems. By coming to terms with that, we can protect ourselves from their more damaging effects

Why certain naturally...

 what they don't know or don't understand or as far into them they only learn to be frightened of those differences when an adult influences them to behave that I just pictured a first-grade teacher out in the lobby with these unruly kids saying now whatever you do don't stare

Daydreaming: The bridge...

 It fills the spaces in between, and for that reason, it has some specific and important tasks. For one, it can clarify ideas in a sentence that's already festooned with commas. At first, they may seem frightening,

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 like a hummingbird. Frighteningly enough, we've observed super dense celestial bodies about the size of a planet that drain energy out of a much bigger star. It would be much too premature to conclude

Is there a limit to...

 it's not just adults here there are plenty of young carbs in amongst them oh it frightens the life out of you when they come to the surface like that it's like an explosion of air and water

Deadly Killer Whale...

 conservation for this country. Without Joseph to help us it would have been impossible for us to get near the indri. But this group is so used to him that they're not frightened.

Most Soothing Sir David...

 a much larger and more frightening spider sometimes wanders into our homes it's strike is so deep it must be torn from the limb but it's too late

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 Despite advances in medicine, cancer remains one of the most frightening diagnoses patients can receive.

Frighten

To make someone feel afraid or scared.

Often appears as...

To worry someone or make them feel nervous.

Often appears as...

Intensity Varies

Not Always Real

Physical Response

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