Quote by Barbara Ehrenreich
There is the fear, common to all English-only speakers, that the c

There is the fear, common to all English-only speakers, that the chief purpose of foreign languages is to make fun of us. Otherwise, you know, why not just come out and say it? – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Anyone who has invented a better mousetrap, or the contemporary equivalent, can expect to be harassed by strangers demanding that you read their unpublished manuscripts or undergo the humiliation of public speaking, usually on remote Midwestern campuses. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Innovation
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In sci-fi convention, life-forms that hadnt developed space travel were mere prehistory — horse-shoe crabs of the cosmic scene — and something of the humiliation of being stuck on a provincial planet in a galactic backwater has stayed with me ever since. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Science Fiction
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In economics, we borrowed from the Bourbons; in foreign policy, we drew on themes fashioned by the nomad warriors of the Eurasian steppes. In spiritual matters, we emulated the braying intolerance of our archenemies, the Shite fundamentalists. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted. – Olive Schreiner

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When we were scared about 9/11, we federalized the airport security, we spent millions for body armor for dogs in Ohio. All that over-reaction comes from fear and government – bad combination. – John Stossel

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Loneliness is, I think, peoples biggest fear, whether they are conscious of it or not. – Andrew Stanton

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Fear

When men dont fear God, they give themselves to evil. – Ray Comfort

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Fear

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There are hurdles, there are handicaps, hardships you have to face in life, but you hope for a great future. – Anil Kapoor

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