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Quote by Samuel Butler
Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure. – Samuel Butler

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If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success. – Samuel Butler

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The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science. – Samuel Butler

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I was kind of surprised to learn how controlling I am. I never thought of myself in that way. I think the root of the control issues is usually fear, because you want to know whats going to be happening at any given moment. – Michelle Pfeiffer

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As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board. – James Bovard

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You dont have to do everything by the time youre 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. Its what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear. – Candace Bushnell

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We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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But if you want to know the truth, the weirdest thing that has happened has been my discovery that people who attend the conventions are filled with love. – William Shatner

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My grandson sees me as Lois on TV every Christmas, and that scores me points. – Margot Kidder

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