“This world is cruel. It is also very beautiful”
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“I cannot waste time in these classes and these books, memorizing the weak assumptions of lesser mortals.”
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“Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. But what is inside you no one can take from you or tarnish. This is your worth, who you really are, your degree that can go with you wherever you go, that you bring with you the moment you come into a room, that can't be manipulated or shaken. Without that sense of self, no amount of paper, no pedigree, and no credentials can make you legit. No matter what, you have to feel legit inside first.”
― The Pursuit of Happyness
― The Pursuit of Happyness
“There was a language specific to all things. The ability to learn another language in one arena, whether it was music, medicine, or finance, could be used to accelerate learning and other arenas, too.”
― The Pursuit of Happyness
― The Pursuit of Happyness
“So what? You're another person so of course you look different. What do you need to be ashamed for?”
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