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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

by Daron Acemoğlu

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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

by Eric Jorgenson (Goodreads Author)

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Taste: My Life Through Food

by Stanley Tucci

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“Some of the fighters wear the best uniforms, do the best drills, but hardly anyone has seen them fighting. Some you won't even think that they are fighters, but they are the best knights on the battlefield.”
― Zain Hashmi, A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories

tags: fighters, islam, knights, spirituality, sufi

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“you can't go to Heaven by pushing past other”
― Zain Hashmi, A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories

tags: heaven, islam, spirituality, sufi

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“Dare to think for yourself.”
― Voltaire

tags: freedom-of-thought

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“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

tags: dreams

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