#fear

Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves. ↗

— Henry Miller

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He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. ↗

— John Milton

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I've constantly tried new things, even as a child, and have always been obsessed with pink. Now I'm just a little more ladylike and fearless. You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating. ↗

— Nicki Minaj

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The thing I fear most is fear. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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I live in a kind of controlled awareness. I wouldn't call it fear, but it's an awareness. I know I have a responsibility to behave in a certain way. I'm able to do that. ↗

— Mary Tyler Moore

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We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

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