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When Niki and I moved to Paris, there was also the challenge of Paris, an extremely daunting city. — Harry Mathews

What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Dragons are a manifestation of things we fear. More often than not, those fears prove to be just as daunting and just as imaginary. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Typically creative people are usually not clock-slaves or list-makers, so the idea of enforcing goals and deadlines can be somewhat daunting. — Kristin Armstrong

The schizophrenic has no sense of humor. His world is a constantly daunting, unfriendly place. — Bob Newhart

Suddenly what to do with the rest of my life and what shirt to wear became equally daunting decisions. — Lolly Winston

It's a little daunting to know you're going to take off your clothes and 16 million people are going to see it. It's not a normal day at the office. — Laurie Holden

Nicole: It's daunting, isn't it?
Charles: What?
Nicole: Trust.
He nodded slowly. — Stephen Lloyd Jones

Running a real business is exacting, daunting, repetitive work. Even in Silicon Valley. — Ben Stein

With each daunting step, the armor I'd always worn like a protective cloak unraveled, and my footing faltered. — E.R. Pierce

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Instead of going into politics, I decided to go into comedy, which is the second most daunting career path for a woman. — Casey Wilson

I know size can be daunting but don't be afraid. — Robin Williams

Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth. — Brooke Shields

I have to say that writing about my writing process is more daunting than writing non-fiction. — Sefi Atta

There's nothing more daunting than a musical, but there's also no more direct line to joy. Getting there, though, is like pushing treacle up stairs. — Tim Curry

The process, not the results, have to be the reason a writer writes. Otherwise, creating a four-hundred-page novel is just too daunting a task. — Nancy Kress

Songwriting is something that's very daunting until you have your first successful song, I think. — Richie Sambora

Sometimes it was daunting, knowing how easily I could break things. This one simple curse seemed to dominate my entire life. — Brandon Sanderson

That piecemeal peace is poor peace. What pure peace allows
Alarms of wars, the daunting wars, the death of it? — Gerard Manley Hopkins

Realizing that I can't control or change the impermanence of things in human life is daunting. — Michael Beckwith

I don't dislike the process of animation ... I find it daunting, but only as much as I find everything daunting. — Bill Nighy

You know, sometimes I get moments of inspiration when I'm writing something and then the task seems so daunting that it just kind of scares me away. — Adam Pascal

From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge. — Joseph Boyden

The future rose up ahead of her, a succession of empty days, each more daunting and unknowable than the one before her. — David Nicholls

In 1997, we faced daunting challenges. Boom and bust economics ... Now, for all that remains to be done, dwell for a moment on what has been achieved. — Tony Blair

Stingless bees remain daunting. — Toba Beta

Small Planes, Large Fences, and a Rather Daunting Number of Zombie Kangaroos, Because That Is Exactly What This Day Needed — Mira Grant

We're all agreed that climate change is one of the greatest and most daunting challenges of our age. We have a moral imperative to act and act now. — David Cameron

I was very nervous about taking on an empire that was richer and far more powerful than I will ever be. It was very daunting. — Sienna Miller

He had seemed daunting when I first saw him off the trail, hulking over the Jewish couple as if he might carve into their backs and eat them. Now — Ben Marcus

It's far more daunting than bowling to Ricky Ponting or facing Shane Warne — Andrew Flintoff

I take on daunting tasks. — Elizabeth Emken

After the modest success of my first film, I found it very daunting to have to live with that kind of burden of expectations. — Christian Bale

Dying isn't so daunting a prospect when you're halfway there ... — Kresley Cole

Having a blank slate is sometimes as daunting as it is exciting. — Joe Madureira

Time is a daunting thing; it's inescapable. Some moments pass unobserved and others stay with us, remaining frozen, lasting a lifetime... — Jacqueline Simon Gunn

When a task seems too daunting to even approach, break it up into little bits. — Samantha Larson

The winter's a little bit daunting in Montana. — Phil Jackson

all the good ideas feel daunting at first, — Elizabeth Gilbert

Once in a while it's good to challenge yourself in a way that's really daunting. — Alan Cumming

I'm a very private person. I find it very daunting to have to give private parts of myself away to people, you know? — Emily Browning

The best thing about endings is knowing that just ahead is the daunting task to start over. — Jodi Picoult

In Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, we have 1,100 gangs and 120,000 gang members so it is a daunting, complex social dilemma. — Greg Boyle

The reform of state industry, and most directly related to that, the banking sector, is enormously daunting. — William Kirby

To know that everything we say and do to this new little human being may have a profound effect on him or her is a daunting obligation. — Gloria Estefan

It was daunting at first. I did have insomnia for two weeks. — Chris Frantz

Overall, going to the moon is a daunting project because of the amount of fuel it takes to send a payload from Earth, — Walter Smith

Working exterior nights in Vancouver, when it's raining and snowing, is a little daunting, when you haven't slept. — Jeffrey Dean Morgan

The worst thing about endings is knowing that just ahead is the daunting task of starting over. — Jodi Picoult

Sharing the stage while singing my songs was a bit of a daunting prospect. — Gareth Gates

Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful. — Roald Dahl

Being a small boy it's very daunting seeing the Queen around and not really quite knowing what to talk about. — Prince William

The task that lies before me is daunting and the rewards are uncertain. I should probably let someone else do it. — John S. Hall

Children find prescriptive reading lists daunting, and they are a dangerous thing to have in schools. — Malorie Blackman

Strange about parents. We have such easy access to them and such daunting problems of communication. — James Merrill

I've made a bit of a career taking daunting projects out of Lego. I've done things like a dinosaur skeleton and stuff like that. — Nathan Sawaya

I've always wanted to write a novel. It's overwhelming and daunting, and it's one of those things that every writer fantasizes about doing. — Howard Gordon

To be honest, and I may regret saying this, the idea of playing the same character for a very long time is very daunting to me. — Lucy Punch

I've always gone after fears and tried to stifle them by doing them. It is daunting, but it's more rewarding. — Lily Cole

'Hope and change' has become a cliche in our nation, and it is daunting to think that any American could hope for change from what God has blessed. — Billy Graham

A sequel is such a daunting thing, because you don't want to lose the magic and the charm of the first one. — Sandra Bullock

The whole thing of doing a TV series, I find it very daunting not knowing where the story's going. — Danny Huston

It's better to succeed against daunting odds than settle for a fantasy and get nowhere. — Michael Hyatt

Hamlet is a little daunting. — Kyle MacLachlan

Yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways and move them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with startling heroism — Khaled Hosseini

I think every role that I go up for is daunting. — Tom Cullen

It's a treat and daunting to be directing someone like Judi Dench, who's made more films than I'll ever make in my lifetime. — Cary Fukunaga

Organizing healthcare information is a daunting task, but it is not an impossible task. We've had people walk on the moon. This is a lot more doable. — Bill Maris

Real life seeks the gentle slopes at the back of Mount Improbable, while creationists are blind to all but the daunting precipice at the front. — Richard Dawkins

You never know how films are going to do and it is daunting if I think about it. — Matthew Macfadyen

Visiting a show that's already established can be a bit daunting, as they've been a family already, and you're the newbie. — Lesley Nicol

Embracing change can be daunting, but it is our willingness to do better that makes it worthwhile. — Peprah Boasiako

Entertaining on any scale can be stressful and daunting. — Pippa Middleton

The limitless opportunity of being able to do
anything is daunting, but it's also the most rewarding.
I'm having the time of my life. — Kody Chamberlain

The daunting task of being a mother, a wife, and an independent career or professional person is really taxing. — Tom Brokaw

The bitterest hardships, the most daunting trials; none of these are burdens if it means being with you. — Richelle E. Goodrich

For human beings, the most daunting challenge is to become fully human. For to become fully human is to become fully divine. — Thomas Keating

Finding great songs is the hard part of my gig - it's not as hard as songwriting, that's much more daunting - but I love playing other people's music. — Bonnie Raitt

Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one. — Valerie Jarrett