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Consider the world-outlooks of Eskimos, Polynesians, Bedouins, Belgian businessmen, Pueblo Indians, and Tibetans. Not a whole lot in common there. Pretty alien to one another, matter of fact, and all native to the same planet.
Why were Belgian Businessmen brought up as an example of a unusual culture?
“Life will find a way.”
― Jurassic Park
― Jurassic Park
“Why, they're the dirtiest guys in any town. They're the same ones that burned the houses of old German people during the war. They're the same ones that lynch Negroes. They like to be cruel. They like to hurt people, and they always give it a nice name, patriotism or protecting the constitution.”
― In Dubious Battle
― In Dubious Battle
“Be here now.”
― Be Here Now
― Be Here Now
“Not always a big difference between goons and cops in Russia,” Mitya says. “The likes of Alex can hire cops just as easily as they can hire goons, and it’s worth having a few on the payroll.”
― Human++
― Human++
“If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labour passes quickly, but the good endures; if you do something shameful in pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly, but the shame endures.” – Musonius Rufus”
― The Stoic Body: An Ancient Twist To Modern Health
― The Stoic Body: An Ancient Twist To Modern Health
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Andrew’s 2025 Year in Books
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