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" Governments sometimes turn paranoid. And they fear things. And sometimes the thing they fear the most is the populace. "

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" The world chooses to think what the world thinks. "

" We are at war - undeclared and of such a subtle nature that few have noticed - but war nevertheless. It is a cyberwar on many fronts, in which it is difficult to identify who is friend and who is foe. I will predict now, as unintelligible as it may seem, that Anonymous will turn out to be more friend than foe. "

" Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. "

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" Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends. "

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" The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety. "

" Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion. "

" Being asked to support humane meat means being asked to support the suffering of animals in transport, to approve of treatment that causes them palpable fear, their bodies shaking and their eyes wide as saucers, as they are slung by their legs into crates that are slammed onto the back of a truck. "

" The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds. "

" I think there's a weapon of cynicism to say, 'Protest doesn't work. Organizing doesn't work. Y'all are a bunch of hippies. You know, it doesn't do anything,' because, frankly, it's said out of fear, because it is a potent force for political change. "

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" If one has fear, there can be no initiative in the creative sense of the word. To have initiative in this sense is to do something original - to do it spontaneously, naturally, without being guided, forced, controlled. It is to do something which you love to do. "

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" In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth. "

" Never fear a job, always respect it, and always leave yourself a hind door to escape. May your hind door always be open. "

" There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion. "

Charles de Montesquieu

" One who understands the relationships between the human heart and the human mind will always out-hack those who chase after an ever-changing technology. "

" Jealousy is the fear of comparison. "

" The purpose of torture is not getting information. It's spreading fear. "

Eduardo Galeano

" When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader. "

" When people are crass or loudmouthed, it's not because they don't give a damn. It's from fear and insecurity. "

" When you're standing in line at the airport, and your shoes are off, your belt is off, and your personal belongings are being closely scrutinized, and you're standing with your hands in the air, waiting to be patted down, do you feel protected? I don't. I feel like I'm the enemy. "

" An elite class that is free to operate without limits - whether limits imposed by the rule of law or fear of the responses from those harmed by their behavior - is an elite class that will plunder, degrade, and cheat at will, and act endlessly to fortify its own power. "

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" I do see women voters shifting to the Republican Party and doing so significantly. And the issue that's doing this is the fear the federal government will prevail in making the Affordable Health Care Act permanent law and how that will hurt small businesses. "

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" We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them. "

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" There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls. "

" Hackers rarely have full knowledge of the technology stack of a target. "

" He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

" I went to school with butterflies of fear every day for years - from primary school onwards - not just worried about being bullied by classmates, but by teachers. "

" Fear is the most debilitating emotion in the world, and it can keep you from ever truly knowing yourself and others - its adverse effects can no longer be overlooked or underestimated. Fear breeds hatred, and hatred has the power to destroy everything in its path. "

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