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If you truly feared failure, you'd be very successful.

Barbara Sher

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Barbara Sher
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: August 14
Died: 2020
Died: May 10
Author
Essayist
Motivational Speaker
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Detroit
Michigan
Feared
Failure
Truly
Successful

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