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We often do not see what we do not expect to see.


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The world is moving faster and faster, but where are we going?I think one of the reasons why things are getting blurry is because there is not much meaning.

The world is moving faster and faster, but where are we going?I think one of the reasons why things are getting blurry is because there is not much meaning.



If a person holds no ambitions in this world, he suffers unknowingly. If a person holds ambitions, he suffers knowingly, but very slowly.

If a person holds no ambitions in this world, he suffers unknowingly. If a person holds ambitions, he suffers knowingly, but very slowly.



We live in a highly polarized society. We need to try to understand each other in respectful ways. To that end, I believe that we should make room for both spiritual atheists and thinking believers.

We live in a highly polarized society. We need to try to understand each other in respectful ways. To that end, I believe that we should make room for both spiritual atheists and thinking believers.



-But rational thoughts lead only to rational thoughts, whereas irrational thoughts lead to new experiences.

-But rational thoughts lead only to rational thoughts, whereas irrational thoughts lead to new experiences.



All writers have roots they draw from - travel, work, family. My roots are in science and it is fertile ground for fiction.

All writers have roots they draw from - travel, work, family. My roots are in science and it is fertile ground for fiction.



The urge to discover, to invent, to know the unknown, seems so deeply human that we cannot imagine our history without it.

The urge to discover, to invent, to know the unknown, seems so deeply human that we cannot imagine our history without it.



Sadness is no more than a bit of acid transfixed in the cerebellum.

Sadness is no more than a bit of acid transfixed in the cerebellum.



While people brood, time skips ahead without looking back.

While people brood, time skips ahead without looking back.



Everyone shares the same fate.

Everyone shares the same fate.



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The world is moving faster and faster, but where are we going?





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It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.



Take a deep breath and feel the joy of life. Open your eyes and see the beauty of a dancing leaf.

Take a deep breath and feel the joy of life. Open your eyes and see the beauty of a dancing leaf.



My only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I’ve had since the day I swore an oath on the steps of this Capitol — to do what I believe is best for America.

My only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I’ve had since the day I swore an oath on the steps of this Capitol — to do what I believe is best for America.



All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by the right name. When things are properly identified, they fall into natural categories and understanding becomes orderly.

All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by the right name. When things are properly identified, they fall into natural categories and understanding becomes orderly.



Don't let people who live in fear and hate govern how you live.

Don't let people who live in fear and hate govern how you live.



In my opinion, Marxism is a great creed of human liberation. It is the creed which says that when all other empires fade and vanish, our business is to enlarge the empire of the human mind.

In my opinion, Marxism is a great creed of human liberation. It is the creed which says that when all other empires fade and vanish, our business is to enlarge the empire of the human mind.



A mother defends herself with a heart filled with love before doing so with words. I wonder whether there is any love for the church in the hearts of those who pay so much attention to the scandals.

A mother defends herself with a heart filled with love before doing so with words. I wonder whether there is any love for the church in the hearts of those who pay so much attention to the scandals.



The blazing evidence of immortality is our dissatisfaction with any other solution.

The blazing evidence of immortality is our dissatisfaction with any other solution.



I shall be so brief that I have already finished.

I shall be so brief that I have already finished.



I am interested in my music lasting only while I'm alive. I'm not writing for the future.

I am interested in my music lasting only while I'm alive. I'm not writing for the future.




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