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" My greatest political asset, which professional politicians fear, is my mouth, out of which come all kinds of things one shouldn't always discuss for reasons of political expediency. "

Shirley Chisholm

Political

Professional

Mouth

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" We all have our ways of handling fear and managing trying; jumping in or climbing down, a direct approach or a delay, joyful or miserable, a spirit of adventure, or God help me, get this thing over with. "

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" The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free. "

" I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me. "

" You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas. "

" I never get tired of talking about 'Galaxy Quest.' I am so proud of that movie. Our only fear was that we were having so much fun making the movie we got concerned it might not be as good as we thought it was going to be. "

" Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives. "

" I say I am stronger than fear. "

Malala Yousafzai

Say

Than

" Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. "

" I hate imperialism. I detest colonialism. And I fear the consequences of their last bitter struggle for life. We are determined that our nation, and the world as a whole, shall not be the plaything of one small corner of the world. "

" I was a very fearful little kid, and I would always see the worst in everything. The glass was half-empty. I would see people kissing, and I would think one was trying to bite the other. "

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

" Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way. "

" Embrace the fear and go for it. That's what I do. I don't run from it - I embrace the fear. "

Jamie Brewer

Run

Embrace

" By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown. "

" My fear is that if we don't take remedial steps to control polio in the tribal areas, we will be faced with international sanctions. "

" It's always easy to look at either the politics of division or fear as effective tools in politics, but ultimately, even though they can be effective tools to help you get elected, they hinder your ability to actually get the job of building a better future for this country, for this community, done. "

" Without the compassionate understanding of the fear and trepidation that lie behind courageous speech, we are bound only to our arrogance. "

" I feel absolutely no threat or fear in Mexico City. "

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

" Fear is excitement without breath. "

" There's a long way to fall when you pretend that you're so far away from the earth, far away from reality, floating in a bubble that's protected by fame or success. It's scary, and it's the thing I fear the most: to be swallowed up by that bubble. It can be poison to you, fame. "

" The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls. "

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Life

Fear

Truth

" I am totally fearless! Well, of course, I'm not totally fearless. I worry constantly and obsess over things, but I just don't let fear stand in the way of doing something that I really want to do. "

" Always do what you are afraid to do. "

" 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. "

" The entire educational process must be carried out with love, which is perceptible in every disciplinary measure and which does not instill any fear. And the most effective educational method is not the word of instruction but the living example without which all words remain useless. "

" I'd like them to say that Shirley Chisholm had guts. That's how I'd like to be remembered. "

" No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. "

" The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government. "