George Bernard Shaw: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
“A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.”
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“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.”
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Blooming Books: Reading for Growth (Self-Development Book Club)
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Shams’s 2025 Year in Books
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