Michael Stipe (John Michael Stipe) Quotes
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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
 Napoleon Bonaparte
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One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.
 Rainer Maria Rilke
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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.
 Napoleon Hill
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We are now in the 21st century: all books, including the Koran, should be fair game for flushing down the toilet without fear of violent reprisal.
 Sam Harris
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After I was assaulted in Egypt, I learned fear. I've just never been so scared in my life. I've never been so close to death.
 Lara Logan
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You want to know why there's a Texas Rangers? Well, here's the answer. You know how the six-gun came around? Well, here's the answer. You want to know why Mexicans allowed Americans to settle Texas in the first place? It was fear of Comanches.
 S. C. Gwynne
					 
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The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.
 Abu Bakr
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I don't fear anything now.
 G. Gordon Liddy
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I refuse to buy a PS3 or Xbox for my home for fear that it might ruin my life. I think I would cease to accomplish anything productive, would quickly dispense with all human contact, and would very well end up with a nasty case of arthritis in my over-used digits from constant gameplay.
 Beau Willimon
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Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.
 Dan Rather
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Sometimes fear is used as a way to control.
 Val McDermid
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Fear can make all of us do the wrong things sometimes.
 Vanessa Paradis
					 
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I would love for Senator Cruz, and everyone creating fear mongering and hatred, to consider creating hope, optimism and love.
 Mandy Patinkin
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Fear warps our understanding of reality and even our ability to see reality clearly.
 Victor LaValle
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With the growth of Harvard from a small provincial college into a great University, a unique paranoia has swept the ranks of local officialdom, furrowing brows throughout University Hall. The lurking fear is that somehow, in the operations of the gigantic administrative machine, a student might get lost in the shuffle.
 J. Anthony Lukas
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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.
 Samuel Butler
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Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
 Tecumseh
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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.
 Dalai Lama
					 
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There's so much fear involved in trying to do something you don't know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become a big part of your life if you have an addictive personality or are very unsure, which most songwriters are.
 Barry Mann
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I think people respond to me as a down-to-Earth, girl-next-door person, because I am one of those people. That's something I don't have to act very hard at.
 Elizabeth Banks
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I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because that's what gets a dinner party off to a fun start.
 Ina Garten
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I think we're in a time when everyone's afraid to have sex. But I was raised being beautiful and healthy.
 Alyssa Milano
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The only thing to fear is fearlessness.
 Michael Stipe R.E.M.