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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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For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation. – Mary Schmich

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I couldnt have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mothers death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. – Mary Schmich

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Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. Well break out of it. It takes time. – Warren Buffett

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It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man. – Georges Bernanos

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True nobility is exempt from fear. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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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I usually get myself into situations that cause sparks. I mean Im a girl that likes the storms. I love feeling alive, I love walking out in the cold in my bare feet and feeling the ice on my toes. – Tori Amos

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