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Margaret Kennedy Novelist
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"It's no use to worry about what people think. I never do. I used to. But when I saw that they'd really rather think wrong than right I gave it up."

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LeBron James Professional Basketball Player
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"I'm under a super microscope. I've got my friends to keep me cool. As long as you've got friends, you've got nothing to worry about."

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George Carlin Comedian, Actor
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"I never worry that all hell will break loose. My concern is that only part of hell will break loose and be much harder to detect."

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Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
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"Maybe the science is uncertain, maybe we don't have to worry about it. Climate change is the worst, but there's others."

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Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
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"Imagine an extrahuman observer looking at us. Such an extrahuman observer would be struck precisely by the uniformity of human languages, by the very slight variation from one language to another, and by the remarkable respects in which all languages are the same. And then he would notice we do not pay any attention to that because for the purpose of human life it is quite natural and appropriate just to take for granted everything that is common. We don't concern ourselves with that, all we worry about are differences."

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Fred Williams Artist
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"Every coach always worries about accidents happening. I was very fortunate as a head coach that we were never in any accidents. But when you hear about them happening to other schools, it is very sad."

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Henry Miller Novelist, Essayist
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"I haven't any allegiance, any responsibilities, any hatreds, any worries, any prejudices, any passion. I'm neither for nor against. I'm a neutral."

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Mark Twain Writer, Humorist
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"I have spent most of my time worrying about things that have never happened. Worrying is not an action! In fact, it is action that alleviates concern and dissipates worries. Take more actions when you feel that worry is creeping in to steal your time. It need not be a huge action, any action in the direction you want to go will do."

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Jenny McCarthy Actress, Model, Television Host
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"I'm free of stress and worries now because if I don't like something I'm doing, I just find the fun in it instead of being miserable. Let me have fun with the people I work with, let me have fun making money - when I grew up so poor, ya know?"

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John Lennon Musician, Activist
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"The world is still spinning and so are we and so are you. When the spinning stops - that'll be the time to worry. Not before."

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Michelle Obama Lawyer, Author, First Lady
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"Don't worry about what candidates have done or said, just vote for the Democrats. Then, afterwards, you can go eat fried chicken."

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Muhammad Ali Boxer, Activist
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"Women are not equal with men, that's sure. When the woman is in danger she always looks to the man for help. We are superior by nature. The black or white woman needn't worry in life because the world is ruled by the white man."

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