YES NOT NO

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Television producer, writer, actress and general bigwig Shonda Rhimes wrote a book, Year Of Yes, inspired from"her habit of saying no to 'scary' opportunities," she told People magazine.  "Doing something you're afraid of makes it stop being something you're afraid of," shared Rhimes.    story    

Principle in the type:  "Fairy tales are more than true:  not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."    Neil Gaiman