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NO SAD FACES

by Aly Osama (Goodreads Author)

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“A person's identity is not to be found in behavior...but in the capacity to keep a particular narrative going”
― Anthony Giddens

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“Hate, hunger, and pride make better levers of propaganda than do love or impartiality.”
― Jacques Ellul, Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes

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“It is necessary to be strong in the face of death, because death is intrinsic to life. It is for this reason that I tell my students: aim to be the person at your father’s funeral that everyone, in their grief and misery, can rely on. There’s a worthy and noble ambition: strength in the face of adversity.”
― Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

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“You were rushing to lick honey off a razor’s edge.”
― Haemin Sunim, Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection

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“The term “humanities” includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; those aspects of social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.”
― Edward O. Wilson, The Social Conquest of Earth

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