“We live in a constant fear that our shortcomings will be exposed to family, to friends and to the world”
Anxious feeling
Anxious Quotes — page 41 of 107
“When I slept it was literally in the midst of an arsenal. If I heard dogs bark more fiercely than usual, or the feet of horses in a greater volume of sound than usual, I stood to arms.”
“I was tired of an outlaw's life.”
“My anxious recollections, my sympathetic feeling, and my best wishes are irresistibly excited whensoever, in any country, I see an oppressed nation unfurl the banners of freedom.”
“People die when curiosity goes.”
“You are locked into your suffering and your pleasures are the seal.”
“If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.”
“If I see a black kid in a hoodie and it's late at night, I'm walking to the other side of the street. And if on that side of the street, there's a guy that has tattoos all over his face, white guy, bald head, tattoos everywhere, I'm walking back to the other side of the street, and the list goes on of stereotypes that we all live up to and are fearful of.”
“I have spent most of my life worrying about things that have never happened.”
“The first time I went to Taiwan, there were cameras, paparazzi, TV stations outside my hotel twenty-four hours a day nonstop.”
“I get scared of a lot of attention. I get scared of the spotlight. And I'm not talking about on the basketball court.”
“I have a fear of letting my mind wander. I'm afraid it might not come back.”
“What do people mean when they talk about unhappiness? It is not so much unhappiness as impatience that from time to time possesses men, and then they choose to call themselves miserable.”
“To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.”
“It's good to experience Hollywood in short bursts, I guess. Little snippets. I don't think I can handle being here all the time, it's pretty nutty.”
“Our people are unemployed and anxious to work for the food which foreigners can give us.”
“Change is always tough. Even for those who see themselves as agents of change, the process of starting a new thing can cause times of disorientation, uncertainty and insecurity.”
“I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.”
“Fear's greatest weapon is its ability to blind one to anything. In its presence, we forget there are others to consider, things to save besides ourselves.”
“What I absolutely can't do is just sit around, that drives me crazy. I go nuts! I'm far too nervous, too high strung to sit around. It's not my thing; I can't deal with it!”