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We must abandon the prevalent belief in the superior wisdom of the ignorant.


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The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.



Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.



The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'



Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.

Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.



The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.



Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.



I write to discover what I think.

I write to discover what I think.



Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.



Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.



We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.





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I am a learner, my desire is to be a good listener and to have a teachable spirit in my life time.



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Here is the riddle of love: Everything it gives to you, it takes away.



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In the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for.



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Art is both a vengeance against reality and a reconciliation with it.



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The divinity of Jesus is not a dispensable extra that has no significance for our salvation. On the contrary, our salvation depends on it. We can be saved only by God Himself.

The divinity of Jesus is not a dispensable extra that has no significance for our salvation. On the contrary, our salvation depends on it. We can be saved only by God Himself.



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You, too, be courageous! The world needs convinced and fearless witnesses. It is not enough to discuss, it is necessary to act!

You, too, be courageous! The world needs convinced and fearless witnesses. It is not enough to discuss, it is necessary to act!




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