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• I think we need to grow in our self-assurance that is not scared of being challenged, that the truth we uphold can stand up to the closest possible scrutiny.

  Desmond Tutu

  Thinking, Self, Needs

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• Those individuals from the far left, and I'm talking about the Hollywood elitists and the United Nations and those individuals want us to believe it's because we are contributing CO2 to the atmosphere, that's causing global warming. It's all about money. I mean, what would happen to the Weather Channel's ratings if all the sudden people weren't scared anymore?

  James Inhofe

  Believe, Mean, Talking

  "Meet the Republicans’ Top Guy on the Environment, James Inhofe" by Juliet Lapidos, takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com. November 12, 2014.

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• it is perfectly possible to converse with any cat, from prize-winning Siamese to alley tabby. Humans who are slow learners may start with a highly articulate Siamese and progress in time to the more sensitive and difficult business of talking to scared strays. Other people, naturally gifted, can talk to any cat right away.

  Patricia Moyes

  Cat, Winning, Talking

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• I saw Redeye, and I love being scared and on the edge of my seat.

  Maria Menounos

  Love Is, Saws, Seats

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• When you are 'bad' in the art world they are very very scared! They want to control you... and they can't! Individuality and uniqueness are threats to the status quo. It is an artist's job to be an 'outlaw.

  Laurence Gartel

  Art, Jobs, Individuality

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• When something drastic happens in our life, one person goes and hides and doesn't want to be seen. That's what I did. [Others] want to stand up and fight and think they're tough. Like if someone gets shot, you're either scared of guns or you think you're Superman. In my situation, I wanted to hide. I didn't want to be seen anymore.

  Gilbert Arenas

  Fighting, Gun, Thinking

  "Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media". Interview with Sam Amick, www.si.com. February 20, 2012.

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• ......And she's courageous but scared to death But that's what courage means

  Raine Maida

  Mean, Endurance, Courageous

  Song: Earthless

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• Most men - not just the men in Brentwood - are scared of powerful women with brains. There's something in a man that makes him want to have power over a woman - whether it's in the bedroom or because they earn more money. It boosts their egos.

  Jodie Marsh

  Powerful, Men, Ego

  "60 SECONDS: Jodie Marsh". Interview with Andrew Williams, metro.co.uk. February 28, 2007.

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• I think the Obama Administration has done a lousy job marketing and selling and explaining this entire thing. And, as a result, all of these right-wing front organizations financed by the Koch brothers, are blanketing the airwaves with lies about Obamacare. And people are scared.

  Robert Reich

  Brother, Jobs, Lying

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• To have a successful marriage, a man must, on a fundamental level be scared shitless of his wife.

  Dustin Hoffman

  Successful, Men, Wife

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• I was never nervous when I had the ball, but when I let go I was scared to death.

  Lefty Gomez

  Letting Go, Yankees, Balls

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• Being scared is part of being alive. Accept it. Walk through it.

  Robin Sharma

  Fear, Alive, Accepting

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• The favorite to win the Olympic gold medal in archery is a legally blind athlete from South Korea, mainly because everyone else is too scared to compete next to him.

  Jimmy Fallon

  Funny, Athlete, Winning

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• I go to the first tee scared to death every day. The peaks do not seem to last as long as the valleys in this game.

  J. C. Snead

  Golf, Games, Long

  "PAT SULLIVAN On Golf - LPGA Hall Needs Lower Standards" by Pat Sullivan, www.sfgate.com. July 01, 1995.

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• I still remember the first gig where I got people going, it was Rascals in New Jersey, and the place was packed. I was scared. People were expecting me to be funny. I gotta be honest, every time I walk into a club, it's that same fear.

  Bill Burr

  People, Clubs, Gigs

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• On days where I feel the karma is in balance I'm not afraid of death. And when I feel it's weighing heavily on the negative side, then I get very scared and just think about eternal damnation and how unpleasant that would be.

  Will Oldham

  Karma, Thinking, Balance

  Interview with Ryan Schreiber, pitchfork.com. September 1, 2001.

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• The fabric of democracy is always fragile everywhere because it depends on the will of citizens to protect it, and when they become scared, when it becomes dangerous for them to defend it, it can go very quickly.

  Margaret Atwood

  Democracy, Fabric, Citizens

  "Margaret Atwood Interview". Interview with Matthew Rothschild, progressive.org. December 2, 2010.

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• I'm so respectable I'm getting scared ... I must be doing something wrong.

  Malvina Reynolds

  Respectable

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• I think it makes your stronger to admit that you're scared, because you're not scared to say that you're scared.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Thinking, Mma, Stronger

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• For a child actor, its a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.

  Jena Malone

  Children, Listening, Actors

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• Even though I don't necessarily believe in everything that's supernatural, I like being scared and I like things that are suspenseful.

  Gemma Chan

  Believe, Being Scared

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• I remember Detroit feeling really unsafe, feeling scared a lot. Our house was broken into, our car was stolen, we had to get a watchdog, we would get beat up in the street, I had my bike stolen. There was just a lot of real anarchy on the streets and sidewalks.

  Sufjan Stevens

  Real, Broken, Car

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• The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of.

  Bernie Mac

  Issues, Matter, Comedy

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• That film Memento creeped me out. I was looking over my back through the whole thing. I get more creeped out than scared, and spill popcorn all over the place.

  Brendan Sexton III

  Popcorn, Film, Memento

  "AGENT ORANGE: Orange phones it in with Brendan Sexton III". Interview with B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. July 31, 2001.

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• I remember so many times taking classes and feeling completely discouraged because I felt like I wasn't getting it and I couldn't understand. I kept working at it and I kept going back to class, and I wouldn't let myself get intimidated or get scared away, and it really does pay off.

  Meaghan Rath

  Class, Feelings, Doe

  "Playing Dead". Interview with Philiana Ng, www.backstage.com. January 10, 2011.

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