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"To get fruits from the tree branches, shake them with hands; to get fruits from men, shake them with clever ideas!"

"The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray."

"You'll live your life at the least common denominator of those you spend the most time with if you are not watchful."

"Your impact on the lives of others--your family, the people at your church, your workmates--is cultivated with each decision you make, no matter how small."

"Other people influence your life through their actions and thoughts."

"In my opinion, the author-level metric can distort a real author's citation impact. For example, an author who has an h-index = 2 obtained on the basis of two published papers of which each is cited twenty times is more influential than an author who has an h-index = 3 obtained on the basis of three published papers of which each is cited three times."

"The collective consciousness of the people we associate with on a daily basis has an influence on our consciousness. Which holds us back from our true potential. Even if we believe that we are fully aware of our thoughts, feelings and emotions. The bigger picture will only present itself as we continue to grow."

"Followers, followers. Sometimes, with some things, it's best to keep your tally down."
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"I've often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what it's been doing to my poetry when I'm not looking, but I never even considered that my fan was thinking about me."

"I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bit like prophecy and a bit like storytelling."

"I am still interested in the long or serial poem, but have written a few smaller things. I may start sending to journals again in a year or so... that's about it."

"Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too."

"I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but it's just not what I want to do."
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