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The Windup Girl

by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author)

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Aug 01, 2012 06:51PM

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt, Strenuous Life

tags: decisiveness, fear, inaction, just-do-it, risk, timidity, wisdom

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“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

tags: friendship, incredibly-true, mutuality, reciprocity, respect, trust

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