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" Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. "

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" 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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" What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it. "

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

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" Fear is the mother of morality. "

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" The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. "

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" Fear is better than apathy because fear makes us do something. "

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" Fear may come true that which one is afraid of. "

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

" It's okay to have fear - we're all human; it happens - but in facing your fears, you can really open yourself up to things you never thought possible. "

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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. "

" Fear, love, and hunger were the agents that developed the wits of the lower animals, as they were, of course, the prime factors in developing the intelligence of man. "

" I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want. "

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" Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life. "

" The unmerited fear of genetically modified organism crops threatens scientific advancements in biotechnology needed to meet the growing global demand for safe and affordable food. "

" 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. "

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" The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression. "

" Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear. "