"You simply cannot understand psychedelic drugs, which activate the brain, unless you understand something about computers."

-- Timothy Leary

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“How do you resign yourself to something that will never be? You stop wanting just that thing. You go numb. Or you kill the agent of desire.”
“The belief that we can rely on shortcuts to happiness, joy, rapture, comfort, and ecstasy, rather than be entitled to these feelings by the exercise of personal strengths and virtues, leads to legions of people who, in the middle of great wealth, are starving spiritually.”

Source : Martin Seligman (2011). “Authentic Happiness”, p.16, Nicholas Brealey Publishing
“When the space shuttle's engines cut off, and you're finally in space, in orbit, weightless... I remember unstrapping from my seat, floating over to the window, and that's when I got my first view of Earth. Just a spectacular view, and a chance to see our planet as a planet.”
“Laughter is taken as a sign of strength, freedom, health, beauty, youth, and happiness.”

Source : Martin Grotjahn (1966). “Beyond laughter: humor and the subconscious”
“I missed the final of the World Championships in 2009, but I told the coach I would break the world record in 2010. Which I did. Then in 2011 I won the World Championships and now in 2012 it is the Olympics. That is how I have been working.”
“Persuading people through technology is the next social revolution. Facebook demonstrates just how powerful it will be.”
“America does not want change, except from the cash register at Wal-Mart.”
“My life will be sour grapes and ashes without you.”

Source : 'The Young Visiters' (1919) ch. 8

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