quotes i like
“Don't be so humble - you are not that great.”
― Golda Meir
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Hard work never killed a man. Men die of boredom, psychological conflict, and disease. They do not die of hard work.
-David Ogilvy
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“What allows genius to flower is not neurosis but its opposite... ordinary Sunday-school virtues such as tenacity and above all the ability to survive disappointment.”
― Joan Acocella, Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints: Essays
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The rabbit runs faster than the fox, because the rabbit is running for his life while the fox is only running for his dinner
Richard Dawkins • The Selfish Gene
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“The more real you get the more unreal the world gets.”
― John Lennon
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"Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
— Maya Angelou
— Maya Angelou
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Guilt depends on one’s own standards and self-evaluation, while shame depends on societal standards and public judgment.
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“Lost really has two disparate meanings. Losing things is about the familiar falling away, getting lost is about the unfamiliar appearing."
-Rebecca Solnit
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“Worry is a way to pretend that you have knowledge or control over what you don't--and it surprises me, even in myself, how much we prefer ugly scenarios to the pure unknown.” ― Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
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