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Russia is looking for any way to seize the information initiative, to try to influence the scenario plans for Ukraine’s counteroffensive, to raise doubts, compromise previous ideas and frighten with their ‘awareness.’ But these are just standard elements of the Russian intelligence’s operational game and nothing more. It has nothing to do with Ukraine’s real plans. – Mykhailo Podolyak	Found on CNN 1 year ago
These are the old, bad tools of political aggression, their purpose is to frighten, not me, but those who would come after me. – Edward Snowden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Strangers frighten me. They remind me of you. Blood spills into the tub. Cramped quarters. Essence of fire. And garlic. Sweaty palms and images of the Diva rock me. Is it too late? Is it? Strangers frighten me. I dance puppet steps killing me hundreds of times over and over; I have a sickness to battle with you always there waiting. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 1 year ago
This multiplicity of forces can breed dangerous confusion, such as when helicopters are used in a war-like tactic to frighten and disperse peaceful protesters. – Mayor Bowser	Found on CNN 3 years ago
This kind of back channel for the President's personal attorney, a political operative ought to... deeply alarm and frighten America because it in essence, weaponizes law enforcement and the Department of Justice as a political tool. – Richard Blumenthal	Found on CNN 4 years ago
There's so much news, so much data, every 10 minutes there's an update, it's frightening, especially for people like us in a severely hit area, even if you're not ill you'll frighten yourself into getting sick. – Lily Jin	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I imagine the administration is providing this info publicly to frighten the regime in Iran and also as part of responsible contingency planning, part of the psychological operations being employed to deter further regime escalation. – Mark Dubowitz	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me. – Arthur Wellesley	added by TrekReichen 5 years ago
No one is safe – mayors, governors, congressmen – just a false intelligence report by the police can end up with any of them being destroyed, i have a feeling they (police) are going after the small fry to frighten the people. – Mayor Antonio Cando Halili	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I have a feeling they (police) are going after the small fry to frighten the people. – Mayor Antonio Cando Halili	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Those are the control systems that frighten me to no end. – Chris Bronk	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I am just finding out about the powers I have as acting director and they would frighten most of you. – Mick Mulvaney	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The man wanted to frighten me and I decided he couldn’t do that. – Said Ahmed	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Threats don't frighten people like Angelino Alfano, who have always stood firm against organized crime. We are all with Alfano against all mafia. – Defence Ministry Undersecretary Gioacchino Alfano	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Andrew Left motivation is the same as one who runs into a crowded theater and falsely yells fire. Andrew Left wanted people to run, andrew Left intentionally designed the report to frighten our shareholders to drive down the price of our stock so Andrew Left could make money for Andrew Left short-selling. – Chief Executive Mike Pearson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It can potentially frighten off those lower-income people who can most benefit from higher education. – Justin Draeger	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When you look at the sophistication of the attack and murder of the Egyptian prosecutor, that’s the kind of bomb that should frighten us all. – Fred Burton	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
There is nothing in these results that I think would frighten off any potential suitors, perhaps, on the contrary, they might want to get their business done sooner rather than later - just in case this is the beginning of a recovery. – Peel Hunt analyst Nick Batram	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's certainly not our intent to surprise or to frighten people. – Canada Governor Stephen Poloz	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
These numbers should still frighten us. the three countries had declared themselves (Ebola-free) at one time, only to find dead bodies all over the place later. – Oyewale Tomori	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
It is just that we are used to (seeing) large numbers of cases and deaths, these numbers should still frighten us. – Oyewale Tomori	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
If they're doing it to frighten us, the answer is: we will not be frightened, the Greek government is determined to stick to the Feb. 20 agreement. However, we demand the same from our partners. Let them stop unilateral actions, respecting the agreement they signed. – Alexis Tsipras	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
They are now putting these measures in place to make sure it doesn't become an ideological threat, this helps them better micromanage the content and frighten Internet companies into complying with regulations. – Jeremy Goldkorn	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Oh, no. Death's not one of those things that frighten the life out of me. – Billie Whitelaw	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

Russia is looking for any way to seize the information initiative, to try to influence the scenario plans for Ukraine’s counteroffensive, to raise doubts, compromise previous ideas and frighten with their ‘awareness.’ But these are just standard elements of the Russian intelligence’s operational game and nothing more. It has nothing to do with Ukraine’s real plans.

– Mykhailo Podolyak

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These are the old, bad tools of political aggression, their purpose is to frighten, not me, but those who would come after me.

– Edward Snowden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Strangers frighten me. They remind me of you. Blood spills into the tub. Cramped quarters. Essence of fire. And garlic. Sweaty palms and images of the Diva rock me. Is it too late? Is it? Strangers frighten me. I dance puppet steps killing me hundreds of times over and over; I have a sickness to battle with you always there waiting.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
1 year ago

This multiplicity of forces can breed dangerous confusion, such as when helicopters are used in a war-like tactic to frighten and disperse peaceful protesters.

– Mayor Bowser

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This kind of back channel for the President's personal attorney, a political operative ought to... deeply alarm and frighten America because it in essence, weaponizes law enforcement and the Department of Justice as a political tool.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There's so much news, so much data, every 10 minutes there's an update, it's frightening, especially for people like us in a severely hit area, even if you're not ill you'll frighten yourself into getting sick.

– Lily Jin

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I imagine the administration is providing this info publicly to frighten the regime in Iran and also as part of responsible contingency planning, part of the psychological operations being employed to deter further regime escalation.

– Mark Dubowitz

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me.

– Arthur Wellesley

added by TrekReichen
5 years ago

No one is safe – mayors, governors, congressmen – just a false intelligence report by the police can end up with any of them being destroyed, i have a feeling they (police) are going after the small fry to frighten the people.

– Mayor Antonio Cando Halili

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I have a feeling they (police) are going after the small fry to frighten the people.

– Mayor Antonio Cando Halili

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Those are the control systems that frighten me to no end.

– Chris Bronk

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I am just finding out about the powers I have as acting director and they would frighten most of you.

– Mick Mulvaney

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The man wanted to frighten me and I decided he couldn’t do that.

– Said Ahmed

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Threats don't frighten people like Angelino Alfano, who have always stood firm against organized crime. We are all with Alfano against all mafia.

– Defence Ministry Undersecretary Gioacchino Alfano

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Andrew Left motivation is the same as one who runs into a crowded theater and falsely yells fire. Andrew Left wanted people to run, andrew Left intentionally designed the report to frighten our shareholders to drive down the price of our stock so Andrew Left could make money for Andrew Left short-selling.

– Chief Executive Mike Pearson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It can potentially frighten off those lower-income people who can most benefit from higher education.

– Justin Draeger

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When you look at the sophistication of the attack and murder of the Egyptian prosecutor, that’s the kind of bomb that should frighten us all.

– Fred Burton

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

There is nothing in these results that I think would frighten off any potential suitors, perhaps, on the contrary, they might want to get their business done sooner rather than later - just in case this is the beginning of a recovery.

– Peel Hunt analyst Nick Batram

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's certainly not our intent to surprise or to frighten people.

– Canada Governor Stephen Poloz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

These numbers should still frighten us. the three countries had declared themselves (Ebola-free) at one time, only to find dead bodies all over the place later.

– Oyewale Tomori

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

It is just that we are used to (seeing) large numbers of cases and deaths, these numbers should still frighten us.

– Oyewale Tomori

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

If they're doing it to frighten us, the answer is: we will not be frightened, the Greek government is determined to stick to the Feb. 20 agreement. However, we demand the same from our partners. Let them stop unilateral actions, respecting the agreement they signed.

– Alexis Tsipras

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

They are now putting these measures in place to make sure it doesn't become an ideological threat, this helps them better micromanage the content and frighten Internet companies into complying with regulations.

– Jeremy Goldkorn

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Oh, no. Death's not one of those things that frighten the life out of me.

– Billie Whitelaw

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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