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Studies of priming suggest when you engage in deep introspection over the causes of your own behavior you miss many, perhaps most, of the influences accumulating on your persona like barnacles along the sides of a ship.
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”
― Don Quixote
― Don Quixote
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
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“A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
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