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Life is like a huge lottery in which only the winning tickets are visible.


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A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.

A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.



A hydrogen atom in a cell at the end of my nose was once part of an elephant's trunk. A carbon atom in my cardiac muscle was once in the tail of a dinosaur.

A hydrogen atom in a cell at the end of my nose was once part of an elephant's trunk. A carbon atom in my cardiac muscle was once in the tail of a dinosaur.



How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.

How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.



The most subversive people are those who ask questions.

The most subversive people are those who ask questions.



An answer is always on the stretch of road that is behind you. Only a question can point the way forward.

An answer is always on the stretch of road that is behind you. Only a question can point the way forward.



The question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a persons needs.

The question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a persons needs.



Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!

Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!



Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy.

Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy.



We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust.

We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust.



Athens is like a sluggish horse, and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life.

Athens is like a sluggish horse, and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life.





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Negativity feeds on itself, thereby compounding the potentially undesirable outcomes.

Negativity feeds on itself, thereby compounding the potentially undesirable outcomes.



Personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a checklist of acquisition. Your qualifications are not your life.

Personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a checklist of acquisition. Your qualifications are not your life.



The difficulties of life are intended to make us better not bitter.

The difficulties of life are intended to make us better not bitter.



Feeling better is temporary. Transformation is forever.

Feeling better is temporary. Transformation is forever.



I'm a badass. I really am. When you see me hanging with Snoop Doggy Dogg, I am perfectly at home and comfortable.

I'm a badass. I really am. When you see me hanging with Snoop Doggy Dogg, I am perfectly at home and comfortable.



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Nobody wanted Jeb Bush, nobody wants Hillary Clinton.



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I've got two vices: cigarettes and taters.



My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America's Most Wanted.

My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America's Most Wanted.




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