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Quote by Virgil Thomson
Try a thing you havent done three times. Once, to get over the fea

Try a thing you havent done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not. – Virgil Thomson

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I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good. – Virgil Thomson

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We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear. – King Hussein

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That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject. – George Santayana

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I approach my character with the question: What would an animal think? How would an animal respond? A lot of times, its quick action and no fear, and sometimes its irrational fear. You dont always know. – Victoria Pratt

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Cruelty is a tyrant thats always attended with fear. – Thomas Fuller

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