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“The amount of knowledge which we can justify from evidence directly available to us can never be large. The overwhelming proportion of our factual beliefs continue therefore to be held at second hand through trusting others, and in the great majority of cases our trust is placed in the authority of comparatively few people of widely acknowledged standing.”
Source : Michael Polanyi (2012). “Personal Knowledge”, p.221, Routledge
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“Looking young and attractive with makeup is the next best thing to actually being young and attractive. After all, a woman only has a few years where she really is youthful, but she can wear foundation makeup til the day she dies (and even after!).”
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“For those people who fail to see the injustices that are occurring, in particular with the Muslim community, I think it's because you've sat in a seat of privilege for a long time, and you kind of choose to be myopic and not think of those people around you.”
Source : Source: www.popsugar.com
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“What drives me? Surrounding myself with amazing talent to craft a breakthrough product which can be used by millions of people to change the world.”
Source : "What Drives You? 10 Top Tech Mavericks tell us what drives them and why". www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
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“Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues.”
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“The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer”
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“I felt suddenly shy. I was not used to shy. I was used to shame. Shyness is when you turn your head away from something you want. Shame is when you turn your head away from something you do not want.”
Source : Jonathan Safran Foer (2013). “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel”, p.179, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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“Everyone needs a certain amount of money. Beyond that, we pursue money because we know how to obtain it. We don't necessarily know how to obtain happiness.”