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" When people are crass or loudmouthed, it's not because they don't give a damn. It's from fear and insecurity. "

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" Loneliness is, I think, people's biggest fear, whether they are conscious of it or not. "

" I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement. "

" Americans are apocalyptic by nature. The reason why is that we've always had so much, so we live in deadly fear that people are going to take it away from us. "

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" The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning. "

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" Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission. "

" If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home. "

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" Your doubts are generated by fear, and fear is a series of distorted thoughts. "

" It's not attractive to be talking down about yourself all the time. All you continue to do to yourself is pull yourself further down into a deeper place of depression and sadness and insecurity and fear and hopelessness, so it's like, having God in your life is important, accepting who you are is important, regardless of what you look like. "

" No one should have to choose between medicine and other necessities. No one should have to use the emergency room every time a child gets sick. And no one should have to live in constant fear that a medical problem will become a financial crisis. "

" You can compel fear. You can even make someone feel they're in love if they're isolated and dependent for long enough. But laughter is free. "

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