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Competition is the impetus for innovation. The fiercer the competition, the faster cars will go. There is in some men a need to achieve greatness. When matched with talent, this necessity can turn humans into demigods. A man who is willing
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“Remember that the key to the Discipline of study is not reading many books, but experiencing what we do read.”
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“Without the fear of heights, there can be no appreciation for the beauty of high places.”
― The Dark Forest
― The Dark Forest
“The 20th century gave rise to one of the greatest and most distressing paradoxes of human history: that the greatest intolerance and violence of that century were practiced by those who believed that religion caused intolerance and violence.”
― The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
― The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
“I cannot know for certain but I think God is very improbable, and I live my life on the assumption that he is not there.”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion
“When things get personal, we need to resist the natural male instinct to run for cover, man the defenses, or--worst of all--reach for the big guns. Much better to set aside our natural defensiveness and focus on listening well even though we feel under attack. Because we're probably not.”
― For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women
― For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women
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