Anzia Yezierska Quotes
I've tried to write in a way that transcends beyond just sexuality and is more about letting go of our fear and trusting the people around us.
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I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
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It's all about racing on the track.
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It's the tyranny of an oligarchy that I'm concerned about.
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I would love for Senator Cruz, and everyone creating fear mongering and hatred, to consider creating hope, optimism and love.
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Death is not a word to fear, any more than birth is.
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When something comes up that attacks people's beliefs, their first reaction tends to be fear.
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Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.
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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 like writing a lot more than I used to. I used to find it scary but now I've got used to it once it gets going. I used to find it hard to start. Fear of the blank page. The first thing you write down won't bear any relation to what's in your head and that's always disappointing.
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The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.
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I am drawn to those parts; I like the tough girls because they are not tough. It's a veil; it's a disguise. It's defenses. At the core, everybody is human, everybody is fragile, everybody is terrified, and the fear is what propels you to be tough.
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If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin.
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My biggest fear is that I'm not good enough. I have this voice in my head that I've been battling for years that says, 'You're not really talented enough. You don't really deserve this.'
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Don't fear anything for your letters, they are burnt one by one and I hope you do the same with mine.
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Oh, I'm completely OCD about neatness.
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We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good one. But, I think it's the same reason why people want to laugh their heads off.
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I don't care about money.
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It was the same with the whole Russian machine. Fear was the impulse. For them it was always safer to advance than retreat. Advance against the enemy and the bullet might miss you. Retreat, evade, betray and the bullet would never miss.
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I got a tattoo saying, 'Freedom From Fear' because of 'Black Water Transit.'
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Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but that's the only way you can do anything really good.
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I've been put up in great hotels from a very young age, so I've been spoilt. What I can't stand is when I arrive somewhere and the room isn't ready. You call housekeeping, and it takes them three hours to get the room into shape. I'm afraid to say that the Hilton in London was not too good on that score.
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Everybody has that thing about them that makes them special, and sometimes we try to dull it down or we don't always want to expose it, and maybe we've been taught that way or whatever. It's just a matter of letting it out and letting it go and letting people in on it.
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I had a very strong feeling about the Vietnam War, and I had a strong feeling about participating in it. The military draft was in place, I was summoned for a physical exam, and I was either going to be classified as fit for military service or make my objection to it. So I made my objection to it.
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I've tried to write in a way that transcends beyond just sexuality and is more about letting go of our fear and trusting the people around us.
