A Quote by Haruki Murakami

Everyone who has something is afraid of losing it, and people with nothing are worried they'll forever have nothing. Everyone is the same.

Haruki Murakami

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Afraid Everyone Forever Losing Nothing People Same Something Worried

Quote Author

Haruki Murakami
Japanese - Writer
Born: January 12, 1949

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Al Sharpton

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

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I believe in myself over everyone else. There's nothing that walks on two legs that I'm afraid of.

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