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Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“We have glorified wealth and freedom so much that it is impossible for most of us to truly believe that a man can truly be happy in a shack or within the confines of a prison cell.”
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“We would rather be sure of a correctly predicted negative outcome than face the realistic uncertainty of an unpredictable future even if it includes the possibility of great joy and success.”
― Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth
― Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth
“This is what I mean by quitting surfing. When you surf, as I then understood it, you live and breathe waves. You always know what the surf is doing. You cut school, lose jobs, lose girlfriends, if it’s good.”
― Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
― Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
“If you find God, you shall be free forever.”
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“Hating is the coward’s way of refusing to be vulnerable.”
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