Chris
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“I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and break in pieces.”
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“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
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“when I call him a son of a bitch I am not using profanity, but am referring to the circumstances of his birth.”
― The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972
― The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972
“When people come to me saying they want to kill themselves, I tell them, “What’s your rush? You can kill yourself any time you like. So calm down. Suicide is a positive act.” And they do calm down.”
― The Trouble With Being Born
― The Trouble With Being Born
“Heroes are heroes because they are heroic in behavior, not because they won or lost.”
― Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
― Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
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