"I drifted into a career in academic philosophy because I couldn't see anything outside the academy that looked to be anything other than drudgery. But I wouldn't say I 'became a philosopher' until an early mid-life crisis forced me to confront the fact that, while 'philosophy' means 'love of wisdom', and 'wisdom' is the knowledge of how to live well, the analytic philosophy in which I had been trained seemed to have nothing to do with life."

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Julian Young

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“I was staying at my friend's house and he told me about the drug Prednisone. It took me 14 years to discover it. And there are a lot of times that would have helped me out over the years. I can't believe I'd never even heard of it, though.”

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“I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive.”
“To see what they see, sit where they sit.”
“Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it.”

Source : Solomon Northup, Harriet Beecher Stowe (2014). “Twelve Years A Slave: illustrated Original Edition With Bonus of Uncle Tom's Cabin”, p.71, Ageless Reads
“People are complicated. Our behavior towards one another is strange. So I like opportunities to investigate that.”
“Two of my favorite things are my steering wheel and my Remington rifle.”
“It is dangerous for a spiritual master to accept almost any aspirant. Although it is an aspect of mercy, it is dangerous. The danger also depends on the spiritual potency of the particular guru. Without sufficient potency, a few offensive or faithless disciples can lead to the guru's fall.”
“To keep creating something with this type of music, you have to take it out of the box.”

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