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"Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors." (On U.S. and Soviet joint scientific ventures, spoken during his inaugural address, 20 January 1961)

- John F. Kennedy

"When I was a child and I was upset about something, my mother was not capable of containing that emotion, of letting me be upset but reassuring me, of just being with me in a calming way. She always got in a flap, so I not only had my own baby panics, fears and terrors to deal with, but I had to cope with hers, too. Eventually I taught myself to remain calm when I was panicked, in order not to upset her. In a way, she had managed to put me in charge of her. At 18 months old, I was doing the parenting."

- John Cleese

The loss of Eden is personally experienced by every one of us as we leave the wonder and magic and also the pains and terrors of childhood.

- Dennis Potter

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.

- Frank Herbert

Perhaps naively I thought people understand what humor was, that it was invented by the human race to cope with the dark areas of life, problems and terrors.

- Bill Forsyth

I`ve never been involved in a game like this. I knew it was going to be a long night when we had nine personal fouls (to the Terrors` one) in the first quarter.

- Tim Jordan

The overman...Who has organized the chaos of his passions, given style to his character, and become creative. Aware of life`s terrors, he affirms life without resentment.

- Friedrich Nietzsche

Death may be the King of terrors... but Jesus is the King of kings!

- Alastair Nelson

We take nothing to the grave with us, but a good or evil conscience... It is true, terrors of conscience cast us down; and yet without terrors of conscience we cannot be raised up again.

- Andrea Foulkes