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Arina
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She was an extraordinary woman, and I went to bed that night feeling like I was perhaps more than ordinary myself. This was the effect she had on me.
“In the military we always say we don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training,”
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
“Isn’t it remarkable that almost every child follows the same religion as their parents, and it always just happens to be the right religion!”
― Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide
― Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide
“If it were sufficient to love, things would be too easy. The more one loves the stronger the absurd grows.”
― The Myth of Sisyphus
― The Myth of Sisyphus
“I thought I’d solved a problem when really I was creating new ones by taking the path of least resistance.”
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
“You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.”
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
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