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“I do believe in the power of story. I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings, that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their listeners.”
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“Anxiety, the next gumption trap, is sort of the opposite of ego. You're so sure you'll do everything wrong you're afraid to do anything at all. Often this, rather than "laziness" is the real reason you find it hard to get started”
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
“It's easier to act your way into a new way of thinking, than think your way into a new way of acting.”
― The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems
― The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems
“Never throw caution to the wind. It could whip back into your eyes and blind you.”
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“In the past, humans hesitated when they took lives, even non-human lives. But society had changed, and they no longer felt that way. As humans grew stronger, I think that we became quite arrogant, losing the sorrow of 'we have no other choice.' I think that in the essence of human civilization, we have the desire to become rich without limit, by taking the lives of other creatures.”
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Art, Biography, Chick-lit, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult
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