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"The difference between a 'man' and a 'father' is that the former shares his genes, but latter gives his life."
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"The position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations and you become available to experience things as they are."

"Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life."

"Almost all my middle-aged and elderly acquaintances, including me, feel about 25, unless we haven't had our coffee, in which case we feel 107."

"If you're living completely on your own, break out of solitary confinement. Seek to understand others, and help them understand you."

"At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture."

"In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains couldn't possibly have evolved to accommodate it."

"Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can."

"If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it."
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