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Fear doesn't necessarily mean that we have to stop. It doesn't mean that we are failures. It doesn't mean that we are cowards.
Frances Moore Lappé
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Frances Moore Lappé
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 10
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[Fear] means that we are human beings walking into the unknown, and that we are risking breaking with others for something we believe in.
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Because we are living in a culture increasingly dominated by fear where many feel blocked.
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