I have accepted fear as part of life — specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.

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"Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, and risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more."

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"Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for."

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"This is the sad bed of chosen chastity because you are miles and mountains away."

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"Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss."

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"A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs your heart is very big."

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"Do one thing every day that scares you."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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"Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think."

- Olivia Newton John

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"Comfort zones are most often expanded through discomfort."

- Peter McWilliams

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"Limits, like fear, is often an illusion."

- Michael Jordan

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"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make one."

- Elbert Hubbard

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