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Failure Quote by Robin Hobb

“When you fear to fail, you fear something that has not happened yet. You predict your own failure, and by inaction, lock yourself into it.” quote by Robin Hobb — Download Open image

““When you fear to fail, you fear something that has not happened yet. You predict your own failure, and by inaction, lock yourself into it.””

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