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Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other plateau. Fear is that thing that just keeps you closed down, and quite frankly, alone.
Andrew Shue
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Andrew Shue
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: February 20
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Association Football Player
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Wilmington
Delaware
Andrew Eppley Shue
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The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields. they laughed all the time.
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When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had one loss that I still want to change, but at the same time I realize it is an important part of who I am.
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I'm just kind of taking a break now and enjoying the freedom of making my own choices. When you're on a television show for six years, they run your schedule.
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There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty million stay at home with their children.
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I found at an early age the times when I learned the most about myself was when I got thrown out there on a stage in front of a microphone when you didn't really want to be out there, where you're kind of afraid.
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When you start suppressing feelings at an early age, it hurts you down the road. Full expression of anger and pain is very important.
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