Oliver Stone
Filmmaker, Screenwriter
"The worst nightmare I ever had about Vietnam was that I had to go back. I woke up in a sweat, in total terror."
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Worst Nightmares
32 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Terry Pratchett
Author
"Someone out there was about to find that their worst nightmare was a maddened Librarian. With a badge."
Barbara Kingsolver
Author, Biologist
"My worst nightmare is being stuck somewhere with nothing to read."
Peter Andre
Singer, Television Personality
"My kids are my life and the thought of someone taking them away from me is my worst nightmare."
Danny Dyer
Actor
"90% of people are in jobs they hate and are bitter about their lives and scratching about for money. That's my worst nightmare."
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"I think losing a child is unimaginable. It's every person's worst nightmare. It's unimaginably difficult. It shakes your faith in the world. It tests your optimism."
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"I’m your worst nightmare come to walk this side of the lines. I’m an elf, Trent something you’re forgotten how to be. You’re scared of black magic. I can see fear shimmering under your aura like sweat. I live and breathe black magic. I’m so tainted with it that I will use it without thought, without guilt and without hesitation."
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"The worst nightmare in the world is a radical Islamic regime with a weapon of mass destruction."
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"The worst nightmare for al Qaeda is to come into a community that feels supported and has hope."
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