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A line from one of my 1997 columns - Do one thing every day that s

A line from one of my 1997 columns – Do one thing every day that scares you – is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I dont believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing. – Mary Schmich

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The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them. – Mary Schmich

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You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two peoples maps will be the same. – Mary Schmich

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There are only three sins – causing pain, causing fear, and causing anguish. The rest is window dressing. – Roger Caras

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

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Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. – Samuel Butler

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