Most successful entrepreneurs are not fearless, but they know how to transform these fears into positive actions rather than negative ones, and they take every failure as a positive learning experience.

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"We've got young players who are not carrying baggage and are fearless, " he told BBC Points West.

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But he does not attempt to paint himself as a fearless culture warrior, and makes no mention of the bugbears of the religious right, abortion and gay marriage.

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Lyra is a fearless little preteen damsel, who does not like even the suggestion that she might ever be a damsel in distress.

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Many of his picks have modest price-to-earnings ratios and are dividend payers, and Hill is fearless when it comes to buying stocks not listed on major U.S. exchanges.

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Not to be left out, here are five completely fearless predictions for 2013.

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Olmert, as the only prime minister to have led the country in two wars in one term of office, does not hesitate to use force to project an image of fearless manliness to the public.

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Perhaps only a character as fearless as Spurlock could hope to pull off a scheme like this but it was not without difficulty, he says.

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