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I sometimes think that courage is the thing that you need more than any other thing. It's fear that cripples us. It's fear that accounts for racism, it's fear that accounts for sexism, for xenophobia.
Anna Quindlen
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Anna Quindlen
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
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Anna Marie Quindlen
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