"It was even odds that the thing I was the most afraid of didn't actually exist at all."

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Source : Steven Kotler (2008). “West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and the Origins of Belief”, p.33, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Steven Kotler

#Fear Quotes #Odds Quotes

“To most of you, your neighbor is a stranger, a guy with a barkin' dog and a high fence around him. Now you can't be a stranger to any guy that's on your own team. So tear down the fence that separates you. Tear down the fence and you'll tear down a lot of hates and prejudices. Tear down all the fences in the country and you'll really have teamwork.”
“Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down ...”

Source : "What It Means to Be a Democrat". Book by George McGovern, www.politico.com. 2011.
“But God, who is the beginning of all things, is not to be regarded as a composite being, lest perchance there should be found to exist elements prior to the beginning itself, out of which everything is composed, whatever that be which is called composite.”
“We must take care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, in a respectable defensive posture.”
“We are perfect and it's just for us to acknowledge this aspect of us, be conscious in our thoughts and use mind power to bring forth the betterment of the nation.”
“I want to be motivational and inspirational for everybody: my big aim is more women on bicycles.”
“You are what you do. If you do boring, stupid, monotonous work, chances are you'll end up boring, stupid, and monotonous.”

Source : "The Abolition of Work". Essay by Bob Black, www.primitivism.com. 1985.
“Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds.”

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