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“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
― Pablo Picasso

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“If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace.”
― Aesop Rock

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“The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.”
― Steven Pressfield

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“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.”
― Carl Jung

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“Evolution has meant that our prefrontal lobes are too small, our adrenal glands are too big, and our reproductive organs apparently designed by committee; a recipe which, alone or in combination, is very certain to lead to some unhappiness and disorder.”
― Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

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