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Quotes
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Kurt Vonnegut
"Earthlings went on being friendly, when they should have been thinking instead."
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Kurt Vonnegut
#Life Quotes
#Thinking Quotes
#Friendly Quotes
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“By using the systems archetypes we can learn how to “structure†the details into a coherent picture of the forces at play.”
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“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”
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“The present was better. Much, much better. Humans had coffee now. And gelato.”
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“We don't get the greatest tools to deal with anger. It's like, 'Hey, count to 10.' When someone really upsets me, how do I respond? I don't usually start counting to 10 and breathing deeply.”
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“I feel like talking to people who don't tour, when you talk about touring - obviously we're super blessed and very lucky to be doing what we do - but there are so many weird things that could never happen anywhere else. When I talk to people who don't tour they look at me like I'm being bratty and complaining about this job that I have. It's not that! It's the fact that when I'm home I can exercise every day, I can cook myself good meals, then when I'm on the road for a long time it's like, "There's a Subway. I guess I'm eating a bowl full of lettuce because I don't eat McDonalds."”
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“I also talk a lot in Deeper Reading about the importance that confusion plays. When my students come to me, they think confusion is bad. They are wrong. Confusion is the place where learning occurs.”
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“If you don't set a very big, aggressive goal, you're never going to get anywhere.”
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“The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”
