Frank Abagnale Quotes
I think I was so successful, not because I was brilliant, but because I was so young. I had no fear of consequences.
Quotes to Explore
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I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
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Putting on someone else's clothes is like putting on a mask.
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Nothing is really typical of my efforts... I'm simply casting about for better ways to crystallise and capture certain strong impressions (involving the elements of time, the unknown, cause and effect, fear, scenic and architectural beauty, and other seemingly ill-assorted things) which persist in clamouring for expression.
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The fear that individuality will be crushed out by the growing 'tyranny' of standardization is the sort of myth which cannot withstand the briefest examination.
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You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
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My fear is that people associate Rand Paul's social conservatism with libertarianism, when it's not.
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We have nothing to fear but fear itself... and, of course, the boogieman.
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Today, fear of bloodshed is forcing us into recognizing new taboos: those of Muslims.
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You can't let fear paralyze you. The worse that can happen is you fail, but guess what: You get up and try again. Feel that pain, get over it, get up, dust yourself off and keep it moving.
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Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was a story about the fear of immigration; the bad old bloodsucker swooping in from Eastern Europe and also preying upon 'our' vulnerable women.
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My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art should be.
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Sometimes, when full and in fear that I will continue to eat unwanted food just because it's staring at me, I will place my napkin over the remaining portion. This is what I frequently refer to as a 'food funeral.'
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Fear warps our understanding of reality and even our ability to see reality clearly.
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Death is not a word to fear, any more than birth is.
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Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.
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I am always scared before going on stage; this is the fear which makes me do well.
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I am miserable when everything is in order and quiet. Seriously, it's hard for me when I can go home quietly, go to sleep, and get up in the morning without fear and tension.
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Great artists make the roads; good teachers and good companions can point them out. But there ain't no free rides, baby.
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One of the most gratifying things I get as an artist is when people watch me do these different demonstrations, and they in some way feel empowered by what I'm doing so they can confront their own fears. Maybe it's the fear of getting in an elevator; maybe it's the fear of going on a plane and seeing the world.
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Life is a miracle, and we need to not fear trying to achieve our potential and reveal the remarkable creation we and all living things are and that our Creator has built into us the ability to induce self-healing.
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You go back to look over the body of my work, and there are no archetypal villains in my books.
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The greatest artists like Dylan, Picasso and Newton risked failure. And if we want to be great, we've got to risk it, too.
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Good music is good music, regardless of where it comes from. I think that's a really important thing to carry with you.
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I think I was so successful, not because I was brilliant, but because I was so young. I had no fear of consequences.
