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The truth of course is that if people really were as happy as they look on the Internet, they wouldn’t spend so much damn time on the Internet, because no one who’s having a really good day spends half of it taking pictures of themselves.
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“The most impactful thing you can do with power is almost always to give it away.”
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
“Freshmen now say the number one reason to attend college is to “get a better job,” according to a major annual survey of incoming students. Before 2006, students told researchers that the number one reason was to “learn about things that interest me.”
― College Unbound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students
― College Unbound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students
“Love is a thousand things, but at the center is a choice. It is a choice to love people. Left to myself, i get quiet and bitter and critical. i get angry. i feel sorry for myself. It is a choice to love people. It is a choice to be kind. It is a choice to be patient, to be honest, to live with grace. i would like to start making better choices.”
― If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For
― If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For
“One of the most powerful traits of your system is how ardently you believe in your individuality while simultaneously operating almost entirely as a collective.”
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
“You will always struggle with not feeling productive until you accept that your own joy can be something you produce. It is not the only thing you will make, nor should it be, but it is something valuable and beautiful.”
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
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