A small paper crown casting a much larger crown-shaped shadow across a lavender surface.

Original artwork, not a still

Marianne Williamson

Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The statement locates fear in the possibility of extraordinary power rather than inadequacy. It proposes a reversal of self-doubt without proving that everyone shares that fear or has unlimited ability.

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