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Tina Fey to Fieldston High School's Class of 2008:
"Follow your fear. Which in improv usually leads to someone making you sing an improvised song or rap, which is the worst thing that can happen. But the larger thing is the notion that, if something scares you a bit, it means that you should follow it a little bit.
Now, 'Follow your fear' does not mean that you should get in the car with a weirdo in a small parking lot. But it does mean that there are moments in your life when something comes up -- a chance to move to a new city or the chance to study in another continent, read your short story out loud -- and you feel a lot of fear. And that fear means that you should definitely do it."
"Follow your fear. Which in improv usually leads to someone making you sing an improvised song or rap, which is the worst thing that can happen. But the larger thing is the notion that, if something scares you a bit, it means that you should follow it a little bit.
Now, 'Follow your fear' does not mean that you should get in the car with a weirdo in a small parking lot. But it does mean that there are moments in your life when something comes up -- a chance to move to a new city or the chance to study in another continent, read your short story out loud -- and you feel a lot of fear. And that fear means that you should definitely do it."
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