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Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sin

Boredom is… a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. – Bertrand Russell

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There is no reason to suppose that the world had a beginning at all. The idea that things must have a beginning is really due to the poverty of our thoughts. – Bertrand Russell

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I fear dying in the middle of a book. It would be so annoying to write 80,000 words and not get to the end. Im phobic about it. So when Im writing a book I leave messages all over the house for people to know how the story ends, and then someone can finish it for me. – Anthony Horowitz

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Fear

People are so used to having their lives filmed, theyre not even conscious of having cameras around. I still have that sort of suspicion when a camera comes out. I view it as a thing to fear. – Sade Adu

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Fear

We have not sought this conflict we have sought too long to avoid it our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear, until the vindication of our manhood, as well as the defence of our rights, is required at our hands. – Robert Toombs

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I like to do something I fear. – Heath Ledger

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Im like, bursting. I should be working. I dont want to take a break. Its funny, on set, I dont have to go to the bathroom, I dont have anything wrong, Im perfectly fine, so through-and-through. Im not hungry. Im literally not even in my own body. – Kristen Stewart

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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth. – Gary Vaynerchuk

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Im sure I am impatient sometimes. I sure do get angry sometimes. I think its outrageous how hard it is to get this country to feed its children and to take care of its children, to give them a decent education. – Marian Wright Edelman

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Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue. – Anatole France

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