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“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
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“One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is likely to interfere with happiness in all kinds of ways.”
― The Conquest of Happiness
― The Conquest of Happiness
“Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.”
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“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but 'That's funny...”
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“You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.”
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Mike’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mike’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,087 books
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8 friends
521 books
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363 friends
192 books
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33 friends
418 books
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42 friends
310 books
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2 friends
51 books
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7 friends
105 books
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1 friend
33 books
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3 friends
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