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“Every writer knows that unless you were born gifted with either supreme confidence or outsize ego, handing in your work holds, in some cases, admitted terror. If that's too strong, at least fairly high anxiety.”

Ifs Knows Strong Born Cases Ego Anxiety Terror Supreme Gifted Supreme Confidence High Anxiety

Book:Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks

Source: Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks

“I think making any art requires a certain degree of high anxiety and total abandon.”

Thinking Art Certain Degrees Anxiety Abandon High Anxiety

Author:David Crabb

“Who does not recall school at least in part as endless dreary hours of boredom punctuated by moments of high anxiety?”

Doe Moments School Hours Anxiety Endless Boredom Recalls Dreary High Anxiety

Book:Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

Source: Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

“At one of the largest advertising agencies in America psychologists on the staff are probing sample humans in an attempt to find how to identify, and beam messages to, people of high anxiety, body consciousness, hostility, passiveness, and so on.”

People Humans Body America Consciousness Anxiety Messages Advertising Agency Staff Hostility Psychologist Beam Sample Advertising Agencies Probing Passiveness High Anxiety

Book:The Hidden Persuaders

Source: The Hidden Persuaders

“Mr. Bucchino occupies a special niche. His flowing, finely made piano ballads describe an urban single life in which relationships come and go... with high expectations, high anxiety and open hearts.”

Heart Made Special Anxiety Expectations Piano Urban Comes And Goes Niche Single Life Open Heart Ballads High Expectations High Anxiety

Author:Stephen Holden

“I'm generally a people-pleaser so I get high anxiety from any sort of confrontation.”

People Anxiety Confrontation Getting High Pleasers High Anxiety

Author:Rose Byrne

“I only work out because I have high anxiety, and if I don't I tend to... I say I'm like a border collie. If I don't have something to expend my energy, I chew the furniture. So it just helps me level out so I don't do copious amounts of drugs.”

Ifs Helping Energy Levels Amount Drug Anxiety Work Out Borders Help Me Furniture Collies High Anxiety

Author:Jake Abel

“Risk, then, is not just part of life. It is life. The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place. It's the high-anxiety zone, but it's also where you discover who you are.”

Dream Risk Comfort Anxiety Who You Are Your Dreams Zone Comfort Zone Parts Of Life High Anxiety

Book:Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life

Source: Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life

“I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.”

Two Film Chance Anxiety Silent Brooks Silent Movies High Anxiety

Author:Barry Levinson

“It is quite possible that societies - much like individuals - collectively repress information, concepts, and ideas which would produce high anxiety levels if dealt with consciously.”

Ifs Ideas Individual Levels Information Produce Anxiety Concepts High Anxiety

Author:Wilson Bryan Key