"I think of death only with tranquility, as an end. I refuse to let death hamper life. Death must enter life only to define it."

-- Jean-Paul Sartre

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“I always say: To be well dressed you must be well naked”
“Without the BBC, the proliferation of television and radio channels by the private sector would simply result in more and more channels, with tiny audiences, all seeking to do the same thing. The future would be one of fragmentation - fragmentation without either plurality or diversity.”
“I was very fascinated by the time when firearms went from being fire sticks to being something people could use to hunt and to survive.”
“Here's the point to be made - there are no synonyms. There are no two words that mean exactly the same thing.”
“I've never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it's positive or negative. I ignore it. I've always had the mind-set: 'No one can challenge me better than myself.'”
“I sometimes react to making a mistake as if I have betrayed myself. My fear of making a mistake seems to be based on the hidden assumption that I am potentially perfect and that if I can just be very careful I will not fall from heaven. But a 'mistake' is a declaration of the way I am, a jolt to the way I intend, a reminder I am not dealing with the facts. When I have listened to my mistakes I have grown.”

Source : Hugh Prather (1983). “Notes to Myself”, Bantam
“Germany is prepared to agree to any solemn pact of non-aggression, because she does not think of attacking but only acquiring security.”
“Despite how difficult and hopeless it was at times, my experiences have shaped me for the better in many ways. It ultimately taught me empathy and invaluable lessons only learned through adversity.”

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