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“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.”
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“If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“We all like to believe that we'd be brave. We'd be the hero in the movie, the one who sacrifices himself to save others, the one who does the right thing when the world around him is wrong. In the movie the right choice is clear. And we leave the theater feeling good about ourselves because we can say, Me, I'd do the right thing. No one says, Me, I'd be the coward. Me, I'd rat out my neighbor to save myself. But that's what people do, mostly”
― Some Girls: My Life in a Harem
― Some Girls: My Life in a Harem
“For people like this life is just about stuff.
Having more than your neighbor and never enough.
For these types of folks it's all about fortune and fame.
What pays off is good, what does not is lame.
So they don't and they won't and they can't understand.
It's wisdom, not money that makes life grand.”
― Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
Having more than your neighbor and never enough.
For these types of folks it's all about fortune and fame.
What pays off is good, what does not is lame.
So they don't and they won't and they can't understand.
It's wisdom, not money that makes life grand.”
― Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
“You want to believe that those who work hard and sacrifice get ahead and those who are lazy and cheat do not. This, of course, is not always true. Success is often greatly influenced by when you were born, where you grew up, the socioeconomic status of your family, and random chance”
― You Are Not So Smart
― You Are Not So Smart
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