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" Our country undergoes periodic episodes of extreme intolerance and fear of foreigners, refugees in particular. Not only were people of Japanese descent placed in internment camps during World War II, but so were some Italians and Germans. "

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" There's almost a fear that if you understood too deeply the way you arrived at choices, you could become self-conscious. In any case, many ideas which are full of personal meaning seem rather banal when you put words to them. "

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" If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin. "

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" We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves. "

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" We need to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear. "

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" Our country is now geared to an arms economy bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and an incessant propaganda of fear. "

" Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength. "

" You know, sometimes I feel well and vital in the world, and sometimes I just feel so distressed I want to pull my hair out by the roots. "

" 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. "

" Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty. "

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" I will show you fear in a handful of dust. "

" Fear is often our immediate response to uncertainty. There's nothing wrong with experiencing fear. They key is not to get stuck in it. "

" Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. "

" Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members. "

" Not a few other very eminent and scholarly men made the same request, urging that I should no longer through fear refuse to give out my work for the common benefit of students of Mathematics. "

" It has become increasingly difficult for states or the federal government to apply the death penalty. But why even try? Nothing is accomplished, and while the chances of making a mistake are now diminished - DNA can prove guilt as well as innocence - life in prison is a worthy substitute. "

" Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result. "

" Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes. "

" 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. "

" Because of media hype and woefully inadequate information, too many people nowadays are deathly afraid of their food, and what does fear of food do to the digestive system? I am sure that an unhappy or suspicious stomach, constricted and uneasy with worry, cannot digest properly. "

" Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time. "

" When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. "

" We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment. "

" Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning. "

" Fear is always there; it's a survival instinct. You just need to know how to manage it. "

" Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now know beyond any shadow of a doubt. All deserve that the human animal afford them the respect of being cared for with great consideration for those interests or left in peace. "

" 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. "

" God, make me so uncomfortable that I will do the very thing I fear. "

" To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. "

" What is the biggest thing that stops people from living their lives in the present moment? Fear - and we must learn how to overcome fear. "

" Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness. "