Neil Degrasse TysonI fear living a life where I could have accomplished something and didn't. That's what I fear. I don't fear death.
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If you have the opportunity to be able to do something great, but never do it because you are afraid that you won't be able to accomplish it then you are living a life where you could have accomplished something and didn't. That's not living at all. As soon as you begin to fear that your life will lack anything, anything at all, you will lose the ability to live fully.
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