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“With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual,' of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“If the religion you are practicing is a true path and gives satisfactory answers to your dissatisfied mind, you should be better than ever at dealing with your everyday life and living like a decent human being.”
― The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind: Buddhism, Mind and Meditation
― The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind: Buddhism, Mind and Meditation
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
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“I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in distress.”
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“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
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Cheryl’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Cheryl’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,088 books
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5,407 friends
52 books
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120 friends
43 books
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3,289 friends
1,816 books
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2,087 friends
783 books
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50 friends
52 books
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47 friends
771 books
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101 friends
0 books
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9 friends
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