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Paulo Coelho
“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.”
Paulo Coelho

Bill Nye
“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.”
Bill Nye

Sun Tzu
“If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.”
Sun Tzu

Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the
“Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. an alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.”
Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper

Mark Twain
“Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.”
Mark Twain

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