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" Fear is always a good motivator. "

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" Discouragement, fear, doubt, lack of self-confidence, are the germs which have killed the prosperity and happiness of tens of thousands of people. "

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" I have trust issues with allowing other individuals to know my innermost secrets for fear of how I may be viewed. Everyone has this. "

" Hats, giant shades and 60-plus sunblock are part of my summer repertoire. I don't want wrinkles, but it's skin cancer I truly fear. "

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" All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry. "

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