Quote by Joseph Conrad
How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter throu

How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat? – Joseph Conrad

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A mans real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men by reason of respect or natural love. – Joseph Conrad

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Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. – Joseph Conrad

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I am grateful that I didnt let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness. – Mariska Hargitay

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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear. – Sophocles

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When Im acting, Im two beings. Theres the one monitoring the distance between myself and the camera, making sure I hit my marks, and there is the one driven by this inner fire, this delicious fear. – Jeanne Moreau

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Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution? – Rand Paul

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Forty for you, sixty for me And equal partners we will be – Gerald Barzan

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