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“Neville's a pleasant sort of standby when there's nothing more exciting on the go. A safe, attractive, reliable chap. He's respectful, never having tried to get her into bed which, if she was a better sort of person, she might appreciate.”
― Lesley Glaister, A Particular Man

tags: consequences, death, deceit, hidden-truths, historical-intrigue, intricate-plot, sacrifice, tension, uncertainty, world-war

24 likes

“I told NASA what I did. Our (paraphrased) conversation was: Me: “I took it apart, found the problem, and fixed it.” NASA: “Dick.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

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“I was so sick that I found myself worrying about the future of man's soul, my own in particular.”
― Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters

tags: man-s-search-for-meaning, man-s-soul, philopsophy, sickness

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“Real leadership is treating your least favorite employee the same as your favorite”
― Hanna Hasl-Kelchner, Seeking Fairness at Work: Cracking the New Code of Greater Employee Engagement, Retention & Satisfaction

tags: bias, business, chemistry, motivations, organisations, relationship, retention, science, sentiment, unwritten-rules

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“This is a quantum universe. Everything in it is part of quantum theory, and universal consciousness is the first cause of it all. Everything is electromagnetic energy, and all of the energy patterns are held in consciousness.”
― Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness