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The best test of the quality of a civilization is the quality of its leisure.
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I learned a world from each / one whom I loved
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Doing good holds the power to transform us on the inside, and then ripple out in ever-expanding circles that positively impact the world at large.
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All I was afraid of is saying good-bye.
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Ben Bova seems to work very hard at working in new discoveries into his Glum Future but alas, his future is glum and not that well written.
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Time is built entirely on consensus: humans decide that they have linear time, so they do.
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Facility is an obstacle to any creativeness. In any art form. You get a nice effect without effort, sometimes by accident, and you're satisfied; but there's nothing substantial underneath.
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The 'Robben Island Bible' has arrived at the British Museum. It's a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare.
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Success is buried in the garden of failure.
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One of the most important rules of personal effectiveness is the 10/90 rule.
