"I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk."
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"Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us."
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"The law serves of nought else in these days but for to do wrong, for nothing is spread almost but false matters by color of the law for reward, dread and favor and so no remedy is had in the Court of Equity in any way."
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"I grew up with Apocalypse Now and Badlands, so I had a real awe thing going."
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"Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish."
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"I am above being injured by fortune, though she steals away much, more will remain with me. The blessing I now enjoy transcend fear."
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"The dove, O hawk, that has once been wounded by thy talons, is frightened by the least movement of a wing. [Lat., Terretur minimo pennae stridore columba Unguibus, accipiter, saucia facta tuis.]"
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"Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it."
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"I have never known stage-fright at any time."
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"Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty."
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"Love is reality, fear is an illusory concept created in your mind."
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"Everyone remembers his past with greater vividness as the present becomes more important. Dying men in their last delirium are supposed to see their whole life spread out before them."
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"Tears throw a veil over our faults and allow us to accuse fate without fear or contradiction."
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"And it is true that life lacks the monotony of museums. There come days which seem worthy of being framed, but they are so full of conflicting sounds, of line and color and living, burning light that they never become tedious."
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"For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice."
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"I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best."
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"We are not apt to fear for the fearless, when we are companions in their danger."
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"We have learned the simple truth, as Emerson said that the only way to have a friend is to be one. We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion or mistrust or with fear."
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"This book was not written because I wanted to offer a supreme model to the man who struggles; I wanted to show him that he must not fear pain, temptation or death - because all three can be conquered, all three have already been conquered. Christ suffered pain, and since then pain has been sanctified. Temptation fought until the very last moment to lead him astray, and Temptation was defeated. Christ died on the Cross, and at that instant death was vanquished forever."
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"We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class where we belong, and probably when we get there it will not be so dreadful as we feared, for, after all, we have nothing to lose."
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