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“Suppose you turn your attention inward in search of this 'I'. You may encounter nothing more than an ever changing stream of consciousness, a flow of thoughts and feelings in which there is no real self to be discovered.”
― Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
― Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
“Odd as it may seem, I am my remembering self, and the experiencing self, who does my living, is like a stranger to me.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.”
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“Similarly, ancient history is more psychologically remote than recent history. In an episode of South Park, the characters joke about whether enough time has passed for AIDS to be considered funny.46 Or as Carol Burnett said, “Comedy is tragedy plus time.”
― The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
― The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
“For Hamlet, greatness means willingness to fight for reasons as thin as an eggshell: anyone would fight for things that matter; true heroes take their personal honor so seriously they will fight for things that don’t matter.”
― Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
― Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
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