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Alfaniel Aldavan

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Alfaniel is Currently Reading

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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia

by Ursula K. Le Guin

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"I've read this book years ago, and it's as impressive as ever. This time I'll actually write a review..." — Oct 24, 2013 03:33AM

Oct 01, 2013 05:09AM

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Time Reborn: From the Limits of Physics to the Future of the Universe

by Lee Smolin

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"Eh, Platonism of mathematical entities comes into discussion." — Oct 10, 2013 01:44PM

Oct 05, 2013 04:29AM

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Steampunk Omnibus

by Michael Coorlim (Goodreads Author)

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Alfaniel’s Quotes

“Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: einstein, paraphrased, science, systems

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

tags: actions, disappointed, disappointment, dream, dreams, explore, misattributed-mark-twain, sail

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