"What happens with fear is that probability doesn't matter very much. That is, once I have raised the possibility that something terrible can happen to your child, even though the possibility is remote, you may find it very difficult to think of anything else. Emotion becomes dominant."

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Daniel Kahneman

#Children Quotes #Fear Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Fear owns me because I let it. Because I obsess over it, name it, raise it, and nurture it to become perfect. It is one of the few things in my life that I can control.”
“Let woman's claim be as broad in the concrete as the abstract. We take our stand on the solidarity of humanity, the oneness of life, and the unnaturalness and injustice of all special favoritism, whether of sex, race, country, or condition. If one link of the chain is broken, the chain is broken.”
“A person is wise if he listens to millions of advice and doesn't implement any of it.”
“When the happy era shall arrive for the emancipation of nations, hastened on as it will be by the example of America, shall they not resort to the Declaration of our Independence as the charter of their rights, and will not its author be hailed as the benefactor of the redeemed?”
“My father-in-law was once Chairman of Military Affairs in the Senate, the latter part of the Wilson Administrations. He knew a lot about and was fond of the Army.”
“We are constantly emphasizing to people that they need to address anything that affects flight safety or mission success - many pathways to do that. We need to understand better what may be preventing people from using those pathways.”

Source : "NASA Press Conference Regarding Findings of Astronaut Health Reviews". Ellen Ochoa's comments during NASA press conference at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., www.spaceref.com. July 27, 2007.
“Well, my aspirations certainly were not to be in a pre-school show. I mean, it's certainly nothing that I considered; it's nothing I ever thought anyone would ever let me do.”
“Until our leaders take seriously their responsibility to pass on a healthy and just world to the next generation, I will continue this fight.”

Source : "Four Eco-Documentaries That Will Fuel Your Fire" by Stefanie Penn Spear, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 2, 2012.

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