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Phillip is Currently Reading

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The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris

by Peter Beinart

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Jun 19, 2026 12:33PM

Phillip’s Quotes

“You learned to run from what you feel, and that's why you have nightmares. To deny is to invite madness. To accept is to control.”
― Megan Chance, The Spiritualist

tags: control, emotion, feel, feelings, madness, nightmares, running-away

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“Work is when you confront the problems you might otherwise be tempted to run away from”
― Rolf Potts, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

tags: confronting-problems, running-away, work

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“If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“You get hit the hardest when trying to run or hide from a problem. Like the defense on a football field, putting all focus on evading only one defender is asking to be blindsided.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy