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Lionel Richie

Greatness comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or we fight through it.

Fear

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Lionel Richie is saying that feeling afraid is a natural part of achieving something important. How we respond to that fear—either by giving up or by pushing forward—determines whether we reach greatness.

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