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“It's obviously a characteristic of human beings that we like to feel superior to others, but our problem is we are not superior”
Source : Wallace Shawn (2009). “Essays”, p.22, Haymarket Books
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“A wise person does not fear the edges and fringes, but studies them. Indeed, he or she is often in them, working to make change happen.”
Source : Laurie Beth Jones (2011). “Jesus in Blue Jeans: A Practical Guide to Everyday Spirituality”, p.66, Hachette UK
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“We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.”
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“What you tend to find in the personal lives of brilliant men is devastation akin to a nuclear bomb going off.”
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“I used to be scared of the Candyman. You'd say his name three times in the mirror and then he'd come get you. I was terrified of that stuff becoming true. My older cousins used to say things to make us believe crazy stories like that, so I was scared of the Candymanuntil I knew better.”
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“Wisdom is found only in truth.”
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“The one good thing about not seeing you is that I can write you letters.”
Source : Svetlana Alliluyeva (2016). “Twenty Letters to a Friend: A Memoir”, p.7, HarperCollins
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“The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing.”