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A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness.

Nathaniel Branden

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Nathaniel Branden
Age: 84 †
Born: 1930
Born: April 9
Died: 2014
Died: December 3
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Non-Fiction Writer
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Assertive
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Bully
Fake
Fears
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Opposites
Assertiveness
Self
Bravado

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