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  • For some reason, the concept of writing with swing chords was intimidating.

  • I know that Dad was an idol to millions who grew up loving his music and his ideals. But to me he wasn't a musician or a peace icon, he was the father I loved and who let me down in so many ways. After the age of five, when my parents separated, I saw him only a handful of times, and when I did he was often remote and intimidating. I grew up longing for more contact with him but felt rejected and unimportant in his life. ... ... While Dad was fast becoming one of the wealthiest men in his field, Mum and I had very little and she was going out to work to support us.

    Dad   Father   Men  
  • You have to be extreme to be exceptional. I couldn't revel in being number one. I had to get to zero. When my fitness was at its peak, I was intimidating. I made guys cave in. They'd be dejected in the locker room after matches, and I'd go out for a run, as if it wasn't enough. I'd rub it in their faces. I meant to do that.

  • Beauty is much more intimidating than brutality.

  • I'm just calm under fire. I'm not intimidating at all.

    Fire   Comedy   Calm  
  • Well, we are terribly divided politically, yes, and, you know, I don't mean to intimidate you and your listeners but I have a master's degree in anthropology from the University of Chicago.

    Mean   Chicago   Degrees  
    "Kurt Vonnegut Judges Modern Society". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. January 23, 2006.
  • My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered 'old college' environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls.

  • The destructive fixation of the envious English-Canadian mind requires that the highest, happiest most agile flyers be laid low. [It is] a sadistic desire corroded by soul-destroying envy, to intimidate all those who might aspire to anything the slightest exceptional.

    Envy   Soul   Mind  
  • The devil isn’t a true lion; he just walks around roaring like one trying to intimidate the Body of Christ. But the truth is, he’s had his teeth pulled, and all he can do now is gum you.

    Trying   Devil   Roaring  
    Andrew Wommack (2006). “You've Already Got It!: So Quit Trying to Get It”, p.120, Harrison House Publishers
  • Over the years, I've had about 80 stitches in my head and face from football incidents and bar incidents, so I have lots of scars. I don't think I look intimidating, but I'm sure other people have their opinions.

    "What I see in the mirror: Vinnie Jones" by Vinnie Jones, www.theguardian.com. September 21, 2013.
  • I really enjoyed working with Daniel [Craig], because he's a brilliant actor at the top of his game. That gave me an opportunity to learn from the best, which is what you're always looking for as a performer in order to grow and get better at your craft. It was also great because he was so nice and incredibly supportive, because it really was an intimidating experience for me. He sort of held my hand and said, "We're in this together and we'll get through it together." And he did look after me.

    "Naomie Harris is the new James Bond Girl in Skyfall". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.
  • Hire people who intimidate you.

  • Please, don't torture me with cliches. If you're going to try to intimidate me, have the courtesy to go away for a while, acquire a better education, improve your vocabulary, and come back with some fresh metaphors.

  • Oh, you’re going to die all right. All of you. And for what you’ve done to my brother you will suffer unimaginably! (Kessar) Yada, yada, yada. Am I the only one who gets sick of the bad-guy monologue? ‘Ooo, I’m the big evil. I’m going to kill you all. Just wait while I bore you to tears with my egomaniacal bullshit. I’m just a demon windbag who likes to hear himself speak and I’m trying to intimidate you.' (Kat)

  • If you let a bully intimidate you, he's going to do it again. You've got to stand up to these strong-arm tactics.

  • I've always been an admirer of women who walk the line of being very feminine and powerful at the same time. That has always been my archetype because too many powerful women, I fend intimidating and frightening, and I never want to scare anybody. I want to be warm and cuddly and yet, powerful at the same time.

    Powerful   Scare   Lines  
    "Doreen Virtue: the oil spill". Interview with Susan Gregg, www.beliefnet.com.
  • Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.

  • If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.

  • Everything has become very corporate and very careful. Before we had a real democracy going and there were a lot of freedoms and now there's this terrorism thing that everybody's focused on, which is really a boondoggle in my opinion. It's just an excuse to clamp down on people's free speech. And corporations intimidate people and everybody's gotten intimidated and that's really what it is, and they just keep going along. It's almost like - a little bit like that Charlie Chaplin movie, Modern Times, or 1984, Orwell

    Real   People   Democracy  
  • Sukhvinder wished that she could be more like Krystal: funny and tough; impossible to intimidate; always coming out fighting.

  • No wonder nobody around the world is nervous about America anymore. No wonder we're not intimidating our adversaries and they're running around wild in the world, because they know we're not investing in our defense anymore. We need to make or military strong, not to wage war, but to avoid war and to bring peace and stability in the world.

    "Shields and Gerson on GOP’s Patriot Act rift, Islamic State’s victories". "PBS NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. May 22, 2015.
  • I don't throw a lot of parties. I find throwing parties a bit intimidating.

  • If you had to hurt somebody or intimidate them or kill them, it would be morally justifiable.

    "Animal rights protesters torment scientists" By Marcus Wohlsen, www.foxnews.com. July 7, 2008.
  • The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!

    Writing   Fog   Practice  
    "Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat". Book by Bill Watterson, October 1994.
  • When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish.

    "The 48 Laws Of Power". Book by Robert Greene, 2010.
  • The most intimidating world leader was Lyndon Johnson, who became U.S. President when John Kennedy was assassinated. He exulted in this power and liked to inspire fear.

  • You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

  • Stage is much more intimidating than going before the cameras, because you can really screw up, and can't do a retake.

    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • Self-centered anger generates evil, but wrath at social injustice becomes the driving force for reform. Strong language that censures and combats a great evil often awakens adverse reactions from society, but this must not intimidate those who believe they are right. A lion is a lion because he roars.

    Strong   Believe   Self  
  • I don't apologize to people who try to intimidate.

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