#sca

Most men act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, we are scared, weak, and fragile. Men, not women, are the weaker sex. ↗

— Jerry Rubin

#because #fragile #inside #men #most

The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art. If you try to run away from it, if you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost. ↗

— John Foster Dulles

#art #away #brink #get #getting

There was a time when it would be a great scandal if you announced you were going to be an actor. ↗

— Julian Sands

#announced #going #great #scandal #time

If you think of a work of fiction as a kind of scale model of the world, then the positive valences - where things turn out better than you thought they would - ought to be in there somewhere, too. ↗

— George Saunders

#fiction #kind #model #ought #out

It is in the nature of the New Yorker to be as topical as possible, on a level that is often small in scale and playful in intention. ↗

— Brendan Gill

#level #nature #new #new yorker #often

I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it. ↗

— Carly Simon

#i #just #off #proudly #scar

I'm not scared to look like a complete fool in front of people. It's just not one of my insecurities. ↗

— Amy Smart

#fool #front #i #insecurities #just

Is it worse to be scared than to be bored, that is the question. ↗