The times were raw but Furlong felt all the more determined to carry on, to keep his head down and stay on the right side of people, and to keep providing for his girls and see them getting on and completing their education at St
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“What harm had been done? We drank a dead German’s cognac—for this you want to end me? You want to tie rough hemp around my skinny neck and shut down my brain forever because I stole a knife? Don’t do this, comrade. I don’t think there is greatness in me, but there is something better than this.”
― City of Thieves
― City of Thieves
“Praise from the praise-worthy is beyond all rewards.”
― The Two Towers
― The Two Towers
“My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That's how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team of people.”
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In Search of Meaning
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Hello! In this group, we will build a discussion around the texts which are essential to the quest of finding meaning in life. Books will mostly consi ...more
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