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Mike Pedersen
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“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
― 1984
― 1984
“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.”
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“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
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“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
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Mike’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mike’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
163 books
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210 books
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528 books
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144 books
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152 books
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