“Push yourself. Don't Settle. Just live well. Just LIVE.”
― Me Before You
― Me Before You
“I believe our civilization stands on the cusp of a technological revolution with the power to reshape life as we know it. To ignore the millennia of human struggle that serves as our society’s foundation, however—to merely “disrupt,” with the blitheness that has accompanied so much of this century’s innovation—would be an intolerable mistake. This revolution must build on that foundation, faithfully. It must respect the collective dignity of a global community. And”
― The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
― The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
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