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Dread Quotes

There are so few people that wake up every day and go do something that they don’t dread... I’m very lucky Picture Quote #1

When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future Picture Quote #1

It amazes me when I hear any person prefer blindness to deafness. Such a person must have a terrible dread of being alone. Blindness makes one totally dependent on others, and deprives us of every satisfaction that results from light Picture Quote #1

Though we may not desire to detect fraud, we must not, on that account, endeavor to be insensible of it, for, as cunning is a crime, so is duplicity a fault, and if men dread knaves, they also despise fools Picture Quote #1

When we love, we are courageous; and courage has nothing to do with being fearless, it’s about being willing to experience fear, even dread, to do what we must, without guarantee of outcome Picture Quote #1

Anyone who’s a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it Picture Quote #1

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The vast majority of human beings dislike and even actually dread all notions with which they are not familiar... Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have generally been persecuted, and always derided as fools and madmen Picture Quote #1

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me Picture Quote #1

How surely are the dead beyond death. Death is what the living carry with them. A state of dread, like some uncanny foretaste of a bitter memory. But the dead do not remember and nothingness is not a curse. Far from it Picture Quote #1

A life of action and danger moderates the dread of death. It not only gives us fortitude to bear pain, but teaches us at every step the precarious tenure on which we hold our present being Picture Quote #1

There are certain people who so ardently and passionately desire a thing, that from dread of losing it they leave nothing undone to make them lose it Picture Quote #1

Persons of slender intellectual stamina dread competition, as dwarfs are afraid of being run over in the street Picture Quote #1

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The same common sense which makes an author write good things, makes him dread they are not good enough to deserve reading Picture Quote #1

Wine gives a man nothing. It neither gives him knowledge nor wit; it only animates a man, and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed. It only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost Picture Quote #1

The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. The least energizing emotion to write out of is admiration. It is very difficult to write out of because the basic feeling that goes with admiration is a passive contemplative mood Picture Quote #1

Among precautions against ambition, it may not be amiss to take precautions against our own. I must fairly say, I dread our own power and our own ambition: I dread our being too much dreaded Picture Quote #1

Dread not infanticide; the crime is imaginary: we are always mistress of what we carry in our womb, and we do no more harm in destroying this kind of matter than in evacuating another, by medicines, when we feel the need Picture Quote #1

Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowardice is the dread of what will happen Picture Quote #1

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The whole world is put in motion by the wish for riches and the dread of poverty Picture Quote #1

We hope to grow old and we dread old age; that is to say, we love life and we flee from death Picture Quote #1

Actors dread working with studios because they dictate what you do in a way that independent movies can’t Picture Quote #1

I want to have a good time myself. I don’t want to dread going to work no matter what the gig is. I think, selfishly, I will make sure that I have a good time; how about that? Picture Quote #1

It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you’ll be labeled a political writer Picture Quote #1

Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade Picture Quote #1

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The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the same day that I finish the last one, even if it’s just a few notes in a file. I dread not having work in progress Picture Quote #1

Her chief dread in life, at this period of her development, was that she would appear narrow minded; what she feared next afterwards was that she should be so Picture Quote #1

Lena knew she had spent too much of her life in a state of passive dread, just waiting for something bad to happen. In a life like that, relief was as close as you got to happiness Picture Quote #1

You can’t do anything in life. The social barriers in life are so intense and horrific that every encounter is just fraught with so many problems and dread. Every social situation is a potential nightmare Picture Quote #1

I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol Picture Quote #1

At first, when we truly love someone, our greatest fear is that the loved one will stop loving us. What we should fear and dread, of course, is that we won’t stop loving them, even after they’re dead and gone Picture Quote #1

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There are so few people that wake up every day and go do something that they don’t dread... I’m very lucky (Dread Quotes) When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future (Dread Quotes) It amazes me when I hear any person prefer blindness to deafness. Such a person must have a terrible dread of being alone. Blindness makes one totally dependent on others, and deprives us of every satisfaction that results from light (Dread Quotes) Though we may not desire to detect fraud, we must not, on that account, endeavor to be insensible of it, for, as cunning is a crime, so is duplicity a fault, and if men dread knaves, they also despise fools (Dread Quotes) When we love, we are courageous; and courage has nothing to do with being fearless, it’s about being willing to experience fear, even dread, to do what we must, without guarantee of outcome (Dread Quotes) Anyone who’s a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it (Dread Quotes) The vast majority of human beings dislike and even actually dread all notions with which they are not familiar... Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have generally been persecuted, and always derided as fools and madmen (Dread Quotes) My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me (Dread Quotes) How surely are the dead beyond death. Death is what the living carry with them. A state of dread, like some uncanny foretaste of a bitter memory. But the dead do not remember and nothingness is not a curse. Far from it (Dread Quotes) A life of action and danger moderates the dread of death. It not only gives us fortitude to bear pain, but teaches us at every step the precarious tenure on which we hold our present being (Dread Quotes) There are certain people who so ardently and passionately desire a thing, that from dread of losing it they leave nothing undone to make them lose it (Dread Quotes) Persons of slender intellectual stamina dread competition, as dwarfs are afraid of being run over in the street (Dread Quotes) The same common sense which makes an author write good things, makes him dread they are not good enough to deserve reading (Dread Quotes) Wine gives a man nothing. It neither gives him knowledge nor wit; it only animates a man, and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed. It only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost (Dread Quotes) The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. The least energizing emotion to write out of is admiration. It is very difficult to write out of because the basic feeling that goes with admiration is a passive contemplative mood (Dread Quotes) Among precautions against ambition, it may not be amiss to take precautions against our own. I must fairly say, I dread our own power and our own ambition: I dread our being too much dreaded (Dread Quotes) Dread not infanticide; the crime is imaginary: we are always mistress of what we carry in our womb, and we do no more harm in destroying this kind of matter than in evacuating another, by medicines, when we feel the need (Dread Quotes) Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowardice is the dread of what will happen (Dread Quotes) The whole world is put in motion by the wish for riches and the dread of poverty (Dread Quotes) We hope to grow old and we dread old age; that is to say, we love life and we flee from death (Dread Quotes) Actors dread working with studios because they dictate what you do in a way that independent movies can’t (Dread Quotes) I want to have a good time myself. I don’t want to dread going to work no matter what the gig is. I think, selfishly, I will make sure that I have a good time; how about that? (Dread Quotes) It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you’ll be labeled a political writer (Dread Quotes) Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade (Dread Quotes) The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the same day that I finish the last one, even if it’s just a few notes in a file. I dread not having work in progress (Dread Quotes) Her chief dread in life, at this period of her development, was that she would appear narrow minded; what she feared next afterwards was that she should be so (Dread Quotes) Lena knew she had spent too much of her life in a state of passive dread, just waiting for something bad to happen. In a life like that, relief was as close as you got to happiness (Dread Quotes) You can’t do anything in life. The social barriers in life are so intense and horrific that every encounter is just fraught with so many problems and dread. Every social situation is a potential nightmare (Dread Quotes) I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol (Dread Quotes) At first, when we truly love someone, our greatest fear is that the loved one will stop loving us. What we should fear and dread, of course, is that we won’t stop loving them, even after they’re dead and gone (Dread Quotes)

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