The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
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The Atlantic and the Appalachians defined the colonies. The distance between the two shaped not just the commercial but the moral nature of the colonies. South of Pennsylvania, the Appalachians were over two hundred miles from the Atlantic
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“we protect the truth principally by telling the truth about ourselves.”
― Incidental Inventions
― Incidental Inventions
“Art,” said Picasso, “is a lie that makes us realize the truth.”
― Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
― Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
“The difference essentially between a book and a friend lies not in their greater or lesser wisdom, but in the manner in which we communicate with them, reading being the reverse of conversation, consisting as it does for each one of us in receiving the communication of another’s thought while still being on our own, that is, continuing to enjoy the intellectual sway which we have in solitude and which conversation dispels instantly, and continuing to be open to inspiration, with our minds still at work hard and fruitfully on themselves.”
― Days of Reading
― Days of Reading
“Our society produces schizos the same way it produces Prell Shampoo and Ford cars, the only difference being that the schizos are not salable.”
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“I am not saying that personal development is more important than winning; on the contrary, I am saying that enjoying the journey of self-discovery, by removing some of the pressure and angst associated with winning at all costs, is one way of helping you to win more often.”
― Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
― Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
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