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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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“Amara looks at Dido, at the joy on her face, and realises there is nobody she loves more. Warmth spreads through her. She has never had a friend like Dido. She is the light in the darkness of her life.”
― The Wolf Den
― The Wolf Den
“It seems to me that pretending to be the person everyone wants you to be is easier than grappling with the messiness underneath.
"...,there's a big gap between our private thoughts and intentions and public words and actions. I think that's what intimacy is -- learning the landscape of that divide. It's not insuperable, and sometimes it's worth putting in the effort to understand another person.”
― Love, In Theory
"...,there's a big gap between our private thoughts and intentions and public words and actions. I think that's what intimacy is -- learning the landscape of that divide. It's not insuperable, and sometimes it's worth putting in the effort to understand another person.”
― Love, In Theory
“It's easier to act your way into a new way of thinking, than think your way into a new way of acting.”
― The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems
― The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems
“We are the books we read and the things we love.”
― Words in Deep Blue
― Words in Deep Blue
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