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Tom Waits Singer-songwriter, Actor
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"I worry about a lot of things, but I don’t worry about achievements. I worry primarily about whether there are nightclubs in Heaven."

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Shania Twain Singer-songwriter
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"People are going to write and say things you don't like. They're going to take things out of context. What are you going to do? You can't let it destroy your life. That's their problem. They're going to go on and not be respected for what they do. Just worry about what you do. You have to make up your mind. You also have to be prepared for fallout. You have to accept the industry you're in."

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Shelley Hamlin Actress
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"As a cancer survivor, I am very aware of how many wasted minutes I don't have. The surest way to waste what is left of your life is to worry about what might happen or what might have been."

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"I think you've got to worry when you start flying flags. There's a lot of political connotations that come with waving flags around the stage. But the flag will make an appearance. I think it's more likely to be draped around an instrument than waved around."

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Robin Williams Actor, Comedian
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"Sometimes, keeping track of people. It's always a weird combination of worrying so much about the outside world, and not... you have to be more aware of the inner circle, the folks that matter."

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
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"I think they ought to know. You do them a disservice by not confiding something this important to them.” “I didn’t want —” “— to worry or frighten them?” said Dumbledore, surveying Harry over the top of his half-moon spectacles. “Or perhaps, to confess that you yourself are worried and frightened? You need your friends, Harry. As you so rightly said, Sirius would not have wanted you to shut yourself away."

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Faith Hill Singer, Songwriter
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"I have worries and fears just like everybody else. But I have every reason to wake up each morning and be very happy."

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb Author, Statistician
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"The government-sponsored institution Fannie Mae, when I look at its risks, seems to be sitting on a barrel of dynamite, vulnerable to the slightest hiccup. But not to worry: their large staff of scientists deemed these events "unlikely.""

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Katherine Ryan Comedian
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"I do meet people from my act from time to time, They give me a little flicker of worry - 'Have I been unfair?' But I'm usually talking about a greater narrative or a scene. I'm not just destroying them personally, The Cheryl Cole bit isn't about Cheryl Cole so much as our tendency as a celebrity-consuming culture to put people on a pedestal just for what they look like. It's about us and how quickly we shift in terms of approval or disapproval."

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Frank Thomas Artist
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"I just have to be myself, and not worry about everyone looking at me and watching."

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Mark Twain Writer, Humorist
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"[Do you worry unnecessarily about the future? Remember most fears are just False Evidence Appearing Real. Don't let unfounded fears rob you of the joys of life or you too will say...] There has been much tragedy in my life; [and] at least half of it actually happened."

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Jim Rohn Author, Motivational Speaker
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"The enemies inside us: Indifference, Indecision, Doubt, Worry, and Over-caution."

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John Dean Politician
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"Trump hasn't really done anything yet to abuse his powers. I don't even know if he knows what all his powers are as president. And that worries me. He will learn. After he learns how the presidency works, he could become much more dangerous, because his personality doesn't change. Once presidents find their powers, they don't give them up. They use them."

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John Green Author, YouTuber
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"And yet still I worried. I like being a person. I wanted to keep at it. Worry is yet another side effect of dying."

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