Neil Abramson Quotes
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I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
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I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.
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I'm not afraid of death. What's to fear? Once you're dead, that's it. Nothing. I don't believe in heaven or hell. That's baloney. What matters is the here and now. Yes, I'm 88, and there are things I can't do: I can't run a race or climb Everest. But isn't life magnificent?
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I have shed many tears of pain and indignation.
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My biggest fear in life is to be average.
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The slave girl is reared in an atmosphere of licentiousness and fear.
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The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.
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We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.
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Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society.
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'I have no fear of war,' said Arthur Stuart. 'That’s when kings get to show their mettle.''You’re thinking of chess,' said Margaret. 'In war, everyone has their chance to bleed.'
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After a divorce, men’s biggest fear is, typically, losing their children (women’s is poverty).
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We are the boysThat fear no noiseWhere the thundering cannons roar.
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Our biggest fear is that 'Food, Inc.' will move heavy-handed food-safety regulations forward.
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When I sing for myself, I sing in a more free, athletic way. When I face an audience, there is always some fear that makes me put the brakes on a bit.
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Whatever hardships there have been in my life I still live in a very privileged position. Fear is not knowing where your next meal is coming from. Fear is seeing a child get hurt. Fear is watching someone you love waste away. Fear is knowing you are going to die yourself. But there's no fear in what I do. I write books.
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There's a little bit of pain in every transition, but we can't let that stop us from making it. If we did, we'd never make any progress at all.
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Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life.
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When I'm too worn out or in pain, I lie in bed and write in my mind.
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Parenthood is a psychic sweat lodge: enter into it only if you are ready to have your own secreted toxins running into your eyes. Few people are prepared for its power - women or men.
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Theatre was an art form that I didn't really respect, and because I wanted to shake it up and do different things on stage, I was able to combine all the things I'd learnt through writing on my own.
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Four years ago on this very day I tried to take my own life. And I said, "Zach, do it in front of your co-workers and end the misery." I don't know how many of you ever tried to jump off of a Pizza Hut, but you'll just get a sprained ankle out of the deal. Then you'll have to go back inside, and serve crazy bread.
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Pain explains a great deal of human conduct, but the fear of pain even more.
