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I Was Afraid Of Being A Failure, Of Not Having The Best Time Or Of Being Chicken. But Every Year I Get Older I Think, What Was I Fearing Last Year?' You Forget. And Then You Move On.

-Sandra Bullock

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I Was Afraid Of

Sandra Bullock

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I Was Afraid Of Being A Failure, Of Not Having The Best Time Or Of Being Chicken. But Every Year I Get Older I Think, What Was I Fearing Last Year?' You Forget. And Then You Move On.

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