“The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.”
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“Prisons are full of sociopaths and psychopaths, but when questioned, the imprisoned sociopath will honestly admit that they will commit any number of crimes to help a friend.
A friend will help you move; a true friend will help you move a body.
A friend will bail you out of jail; a true friend will be sitting beside you.
Who wouldn’t want to have a true friend? But they sound a lot like a sociopath.”
― Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade
A friend will help you move; a true friend will help you move a body.
A friend will bail you out of jail; a true friend will be sitting beside you.
Who wouldn’t want to have a true friend? But they sound a lot like a sociopath.”
― Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade
“It's just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn't it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal.”
― Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
― Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
“I would like to allocate more time to dating, though. I need to find a girlfriend. That’s why I need to carve out just a little more time. I think maybe even another five to ten—how much time does a woman want a week? Maybe ten hours? That’s kind of the minimum? I don’t know.”
― Elon Musk: Inventing the Future
― Elon Musk: Inventing the Future
“2. As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence; end it in conformity with the beginning.”
― The Elements Of Style
― The Elements Of Style
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