Tony Gu

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Tony’s Quotes

“A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: cynicism

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“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: adulthood, success, value

7089 likes

“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

tags: memories

16604 likes

“Believe you can and you're halfway there.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

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“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: books, friends, novelist-quotes

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Non-Fiction Enthusiasts — 122 members — last activity Apr 20, 2023 06:43PM
Online forum for discussing, recommending & reviewing all types of non-fiction books (bio, history, true crime, etc). If you are joining us for the ...more

History, Medicine, and Science: Nonfiction and Fiction — 1541 members — last activity Oct 14, 2025 06:03PM
Discussion about the fascinating stories of our scientific and medical past

Science Book Club for the Curious — 581 members — last activity Apr 10, 2026 05:33AM
Feeling inquisitive? Looking for good conversation? Love science and books? The Science Book Club for the Curious is just the thing for you. This virt ...more

Beijing SF Reading Group — 7 members — last activity Apr 14, 2016 09:01PM
So many three body problems, so little time.

Philosophy — 5829 members — last activity Mar 17, 2026 01:22AM
What is Philosophy? Why is it important? How do you use it? This group looks at these questions and others: ethics, government, economics, skepticism, ...more

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