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"Some days it is a heroic act just to refuse the paralysis of fear and straighten up and step into another day."
Edward Albert
"Some days it is a heroic act just to refuse the paralysis of fear and straighten up and step into another day."
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"Fear is just a misunderstanding of your immortality."
Vironika Tugaleva
"Fear is just a misunderstanding of your immortality."
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"What is fear after all? It is indecision. You seek some way to resist, escape. There is none."
Anne Rice
"What is fear after all? It is indecision. You seek some way to resist, escape. There is none."
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"Jealousy is the fear of comparison."
Max Frisch
"Jealousy is the fear of comparison."
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"Usually the opposite of what we fear is our greatest fear."
Charles F. Glassman
"Usually the opposite of what we fear is our greatest fear."
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"When politicians use fear, they are playing into the enemy's hand."
John Mellencamp
"When politicians use fear, they are playing into the enemy's hand."
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"Fear Only Constraints Undeveloped Strength where your eyes look to within, is what your heart will believe."
Anthony Liccione
"Fear Only Constraints Undeveloped Strength where your eyes look to within, is what your heart will believe."
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"You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself."
Francesca Annis
"You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself."
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"There is a lot of hype and fear about this much-talked-about prospect of designer babies."
Leon Kass
"There is a lot of hype and fear about this much-talked-about prospect of designer babies."
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"Courage is a peculiar kind of fear."
Charles Kennedy
"Courage is a peculiar kind of fear."
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"But we both came to the decision that the powerful thing is to go into your fear, walk in there with it, don't walk away from it, and to try to be true to it."
Lee Tergesen
"But we both came to the decision that the powerful thing is to go into your fear, walk in there with it, don't walk away from it, and to try to be true to it."
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"Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check."
Taylor Hanson
"Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check."
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"But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best."
Barry Bonds
"But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best."
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"When I was younger I used to pick things just to face the fear."
Vincent D'Onofrio
"When I was younger I used to pick things just to face the fear."
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"I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to them better, since I've been there."
Joan Chen
"I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to them better, since I've been there."
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"I have a lack of fear, whereas in the past the fear of failure was a powerful motivator. Anyway, I have great expectations for the future, but I just don't know if I'm the monarch of all I survey."
Sylvester Stallone
"I have a lack of fear, whereas in the past the fear of failure was a powerful motivator. Anyway, I have great expectations for the future, but I just don't know if I'm the monarch of all I survey."
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"The filmmaking process is a very personal one to me, I mean it really is a personal kind of communication. It's not as though its a study of fear or any of that stuff."
David Cronenberg
"The filmmaking process is a very personal one to me, I mean it really is a personal kind of communication. It's not as though its a study of fear or any of that stuff."
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"If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement."
Jimmy Carter
"If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement."
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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us."
Marianne Williamson
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us."
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"I fear that CAFTA will accelerate the demise of these domestic textile jobs."
Howard Coble
"I fear that CAFTA will accelerate the demise of these domestic textile jobs."
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"We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them."
Gerald Brenan
"We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them."
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"In masks outrageous and austere, The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear, And none has quite escaped my smile."
Elinor Wylie
"In masks outrageous and austere, The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear, And none has quite escaped my smile."
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"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."
Umberto Eco
"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."
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"It is not new or unusual for the real Americans, meaning those immigrants who came to America a little bit longer ago, to fear the outsiders, the pretenders, the newcomers."
Luis Gutierrez
"It is not new or unusual for the real Americans, meaning those immigrants who came to America a little bit longer ago, to fear the outsiders, the pretenders, the newcomers."
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"Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing."
Alex Lowe
"Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing."
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"Monopolists who fear competition and who distrust democracy because it stands for equal opportunity would like to secure their position against small and energetic enterprise."
Henry A. Wallace
"Monopolists who fear competition and who distrust democracy because it stands for equal opportunity would like to secure their position against small and energetic enterprise."
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"Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it."
Michael Douglas
"Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it."
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"Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much."
Bill Owens
"Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much."
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"Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure."
Arsene Wenger
"Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure."
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"All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few."
Stendhal
"All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few."
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"Men! The only animal in the world to fear."
David Herbert Lawrence
"Men! The only animal in the world to fear."
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"I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them."
Clara Barton
"I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them."
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"Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer."
Morihei Ueshiba
"Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer."
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"Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten."
Mary Catherine Bateson
"Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten."
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"There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will say."
Cyril Connolly
"There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will say."
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"My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us."
William Tecumseh Sherman
"My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us."
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"The reflection of the flame in the glass seems to be touching the hand. And you feel the helpless fear of these dismembered parts. This sort of thing can hardly be visualized at the script stage."
Terence Fisher
"The reflection of the flame in the glass seems to be touching the hand. And you feel the helpless fear of these dismembered parts. This sort of thing can hardly be visualized at the script stage."
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"The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty."
Publilius Syrus
"The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty."
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"I didn't want to be on the losing side. I was fed up with Jewish weakness, timidity and fear. I didn't want any more Jewish sentimentality and Jewish suffering. I was sickened by our sad songs."
Lionel Blue
"I didn't want to be on the losing side. I was fed up with Jewish weakness, timidity and fear. I didn't want any more Jewish sentimentality and Jewish suffering. I was sickened by our sad songs."
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"Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny."
Gijs de Vries
"Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny."
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"Do what you fear and fear disappears."
David Joseph Schwartz
"Do what you fear and fear disappears."
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"We fear the thing we want the most."
Robert Anthony
"We fear the thing we want the most."
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"Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation."
Vannevar Bush
"Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation."
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"The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
"The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear."
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"Hunger and fear are the only realities in dog life: an empty stomach makes a fierce dog."
Robert Falcon Scott
"Hunger and fear are the only realities in dog life: an empty stomach makes a fierce dog."
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"Action conquers fear."
Peter Nivio Zarlenga
"Action conquers fear."
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"I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry."
Pierre Beaumarchais
"I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry."
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"I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly would have played into the hands of those that would like to take armed action immediately. I have no illusions in that regard."
Hans Blix
"I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly would have played into the hands of those that would like to take armed action immediately. I have no illusions in that regard."
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"The hierarchy shouldn't fear what we're doing."
William P. Leahy
"The hierarchy shouldn't fear what we're doing."
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"Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself."
J. K. Rowling
"Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself."
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