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“We measure the freedom of human beings by their ability to change with their environment. The only truly alien influence is the dead grasping fingers of our own past.”
― The City in the Middle of the Night
― The City in the Middle of the Night
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”
― The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West
― The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West
“All my life, I maintained a strict sense of control and discipline over my body--even in my seventies, I made a point to do five handstands a day.”
― Training is Bitter: Reflections on Life, Effort, and Acrobatics With Master Trainer Lu Yi
― Training is Bitter: Reflections on Life, Effort, and Acrobatics With Master Trainer Lu Yi
“I gradually got better at communicating in an American style. I internalized what not to say in America. The three most important: "You are fat," "This looks ugly," and "You are too old." Those are all definite no-nos.”
― Training is Bitter: Reflections on Life, Effort, and Acrobatics With Master Trainer Lu Yi
― Training is Bitter: Reflections on Life, Effort, and Acrobatics With Master Trainer Lu Yi
“...they coudn't leave their worldview behind until they felt like there was a community on the outside that would welcome them into theirs.”
― How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
― How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
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