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“The Earth is round, and is inhabited on all sides, is insignificantly small, and is borne through the stars.”
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“He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.”
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“People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else has it, that means there will be less for me. The more principle-centered we become, the more we develop an abundance mentality, the more we are genuinely happy for the successes, well-being, achievements, recognition, and good fortune of other people. We believe their success adds to...rather than detracts from...our lives.”
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“I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy, and when you get tired of looking at me, I promise I’ll sing.”
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“Boxing is strange to watch. It's impossible to take your eyes off of it. Part of our brains like to watch violence. At the same time, it's horrifying to watch two men try to knock each other out.”
Source : "Jonathan Eig’s Muhammad Ali biography comes as new generation of athletes kneels in protest". www.chicagotribune.com. September 27, 2017.
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“Darkness at Blacklands is scary.”
Source : Marianne Curley (2012). “Old Magic”, p.141, A&C Black
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“The talkative listen to no one, for they are ever speaking. And the first evil that attends those who know not to be silent is that they hear nothing.”
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“There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.”
Source : "Willem Dafoe: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. February 20, 2012.