Quotes About Panic

THERE IS A GAS LEAK IN THE BASEMENT OF THE SCHOOL. THERE IS NO NEED TO PANIC. IT IS JUST A GAS LEAK WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN EXPLOSION AT ANY MOMENT. PLEASE ALL GO TO THE OVAL, AS PER THE FIRE DRILLS. -Charlie on the P.A.

This, she thought inanely, is the part where I am supposed to run. Oh, and that screaming thing

I would never have to fake my own death, he found himself thinking. I've all but vanished already. Part of him welcomed that. Another part, larger but distributed so thinly across his personality that it seemed invisible, panicked soundlessly on a twenty-four-hour schedule.

Algunas veces tengo un enorme deseo de gritar, hasta que mi voz se rompa, ¡hasta la muerte! No puedo escribir. ¡No hay palabras! ¡Desesperación, total desesperación! He estado así todo el día. Se apodera de mí una especie de pánico, lento, lentísimo... ¿Qué pudo haber pensado él cuando me encerró aquí?

Uncertainty follows distrust, fear follows uncertainty, and, under conditions such as these, terror follows fear.

So the final lesson of 1918, a simple one yet one most difficult to execute, is that those who occupy positions of authority must lessen the panic that can alienate all within a society. Society cannot function if it is every man for himself. By definition, civilization cannot survive that. Those in authority must retain the public's trust. The way to do that is to distort nothing, to put the best face on nothing, to try to manipulate no one. Lincoln said that first, and best.

execute, is that those who occupy positions of authority must lessen the panic that can alienate all within a society.

positions of authority must lessen the panic that can alienate all within a society.

We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.

Uncertainty causes anxiety, Anxiety causes fear, Fear causes nervousness, Nervousness causes panic, Panic causes helplessness. Have faith in God. He will help and protect you.

El miedo era como una copa de pánico cuyo contenido se agitaba en mi interior, amenazando con verterse de un momento a otro.

To take a breath of water: does the thought panic or excite you?

I know compulsive napping sounds like a contradiction in terms but it is not. I also call them panic naps. A panic nap usually comes on with an exacerbated declaration of: "Fuck, I gotta … goddamnit … I can't think about … shit, I'm tired.

Arachnophobia," Stan repeated, finally raising his head. "Arachnids induce fear and panic in a large number of people. The theory is that they are so unworldly, so unlike any normal creature, that it induces an automatic 'other' response in many humans. It's been studied because of the possibility that there would be a similar response on the part of anyone encountering aliens.

That thing looks like H. P. Lovecraft's panic attack.

A fourth part of his brain was saying, This is the part where you run and scream a lot. He was listening to the fourth part.

There is no escape from the horror of horror.

Her jaws are no match for this frightening pest, who, temporarily blinded in panic, begins biting her tongue with its tiny bloodsucking mouth.

When panic sets in, my advice is to fast and read the Book of Mormon for at least a half hour.

I've learned what I can control is whether I am going to live a day in fear and depression and panic, or whether I am going to attack the day and make it as good a day, as wonderful a day, as I can.

There is a kind of fear, approaching a panic, that's spreading through the Baby Boom Generation, which has suddenly discovered that it will have to provide for its own retirement.

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.

Only one form of contagion travels faster than a virus. And that's fear.

Discipline in perception lets you clearly see the advantage and the proper course of action in every situation—without the pestilence of panic or fear.