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title: "4 Fear Motivator Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“Why do any of us do what we don't want to do?" I don't respond, unsure what answer he's looking for. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-grover-swank/why-do-any-of-us-do-what-we-don-t-want-to-do-i-don-t-respond-unsure/)

[Denise Grover Swank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-grover-swank/)

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> [“Now, I think we can all agree that fear is a motivator. The problem is that fear can motivate us to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-a-chamberlain/now-i-think-we-can-all-agree-that-fear-is-a-motivator-the-problem-is/)

[Curtis A. Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-a-chamberlain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/curtis-a-chamberlain-36495_fear_now-i-think-we-can-all-agree-that-fear-i_1798992.jpg)

> [But I love being scared. I think you're brave only when you do things that scare you. I've always used fear as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginnifer-goodwin/but-i-love-being-scared-i-think-you-re-brave-only-when-you-do-things/)

[Ginnifer Goodwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginnifer-goodwin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a32/ginnifer-goodwin-8206_being-scared_but-i-love-being-scared-i-think-you-re-b_2555330.jpg)

> [“I always considered fear to be a motivator or a reason not to do something, but I never considered it a reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-grover-swank/i-always-considered-fear-to-be-a-motivator-or-a-reason-not-to-do/)

[Denise Grover Swank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-grover-swank/)

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