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" I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep. "

Pierre Beaumarchais

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" Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. Morality is not bribery or threats. Religion is bribery and threats. Humans have morality. We don't need religion. "

" Barack Obama's historic 2008 presidential campaign touched on all the themes I have covered throughout my career and all of the layers of meaning that run through black politics. Ambition. Aspiration. Fear. Folly. It was all on display as Obama boarded the roller coaster that ultimately led to the White House. "

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" My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art should be. "

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" Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures. "

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" 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. "

" If you have fear, you are bound by tradition, you follow some leader or guru. When you are bound by tradition, when you are afraid of your husband or your wife, you lose your dignity as an individual human being. "

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" Eighty percent of all choices are based on fear. Most people don't choose what they want; they choose what they think is safe. "

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" With the help of the Lord, I will do the best I can, and... with His help, I have no fear at all but what I can get along. "

" The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead! "

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Pierre Beaumarchais