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How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Simila
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"How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear"

- Shirin Ebadi

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This quote by Shirin Ebadi speaks with the idea that fear is an inevitable part of life. Fear is a natural instinct, just like hunger, and it is something that we can not get away. Nevertheless, Ebadi recommends that we can learn to live with fear and even defy it. This implies that we can take control of our worry and utilize it to our benefit. We can utilize fear to motivate us to do something about it and to press ourselves to do things that we might not have actually done otherwise. Fear can be a powerful tool if we learn to utilize it in an useful way. Ebadi's quote encourages us to recognize worry as a part of life and to use it to our advantage. By doing so, we can learn to cope with fear and even defy it.

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Iran Flag This quote is written / told by Shirin Ebadi somewhere between June 21, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Lawyer from Iran. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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