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" The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder. "
Richard Bach
Fear
My Life
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" There is no passion so contagious as that of fear. "
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" The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know. "
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" It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning. "
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" I have a fear of labels. If someone labels me, I have to respond - do I acknowledge it, reject it, deny it, live up to it, and defy it? Labels can affect your ability to be yourself. If you're not careful, like I wasn't when I was young, that can take a toll on you. You find yourself conforming to everyone else's ideas of who you are. "
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" No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. "
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