"The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me is the most astounding fact."

Being, Existence, Fact

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"The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me is the most astounding fact."

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"Initiative is doing the right thing without being told."

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"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

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"I have the handicap of being born with a special language to which I alone have the key."

Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

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"But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it, the more amazed I am by being here at all."

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