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Prometheus symbolized the victory of humanity over the forces of nature and its ability to wrest from the gods their secrets about the creation of the universe and the structure of the atom.
“Judaism’s solution to the “happiness problem” is to view happiness as a thought, making it an infinitely renewable resource, always at our disposal, rather than an existential lottery ticket.”
― People of the Word: Fifty Words That Shaped Jewish Thinking
― People of the Word: Fifty Words That Shaped Jewish Thinking
“Like his fellow inmates, Churchill was driven by an “earnest desire to do something, however small, for the British cause,” with one important difference: “Of course, I am a man of peace. I do not fight. But swords are not the only weapons in the world. Something may be done with a pen.”
― The Literary Churchill: Author, Reader, Actor
― The Literary Churchill: Author, Reader, Actor
“McNamara’s attempt to gain supporters failed. “I do not think there is a military problem there,” argued the secretary of defense. As”
― Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
― Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
“Belief is irresistible.”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“It’s one thing to have talent, but another to have the drive to learn the nuances.”
― The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
― The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
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