Alex
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“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby

“If you need to conceal your true nature to get in the door, understand that you'll probably have to conceal your true nature to keep that job.”
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

“We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”
― Diary
― Diary

“The value of your travels does not hinge on how many stamps you have in your passport when you get home -- and the slow nuanced experience of a single country is always better than the hurried, superficial experience of forty countries.”
― Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
― Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

“The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.”
― The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
― The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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