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Quotes by Author
"An insufficient level of awareness is indistinguishable from ignorance."
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"Every scripture, no matter how ancient, must go through rigorous human scrutiny."
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"In normal everyday usage, "I" embodies the primordial error, a misperception of who you are, an illusory sense of identity. This is the ego. The illusory sense of self is what Albert Einstein, who had deep insights not only into the reality of space an time, but also into human nature, referred to as "an optical illusion of consciousness."
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"The path to success is to take massive, determined action."
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"The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder."
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"The more you care for others, while denying yourself, the more pleasure life supplies you."
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"Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For that reason, I'm optimistic that we can eventually arrive at convincing explanations for these broadest patterns of human history."
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"At first, it's unfamiliar, then it strikes root."
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"Sometimes, how a person answers a question is more important than what they actually say."
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"I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting."
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"Don't fear to be unique and reveal your own color."
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"Nothing cuts a neural route faster through the brain then a pinch of pain. Periods of unhappiness penetrate and scar the brain. Experiencing intense periods of unpleasantness incites us to grow. If we can bunt the destructive forces of extreme pain and embrace its forceful impact for its educational value, experiencing profound pain causes us to appreciate the pleasure of simply living in the moment, enjoying each blade of grass in nature's glorious bouts of beauty."
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"And I was lucky enough to have teachers that really, really looked out for me and really encouraged all that. And in rural Louisiana, that was a rare thing back then."
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"Energy does not judge, it merely creates."
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"The more you give the less your poor."
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"I suppose that I did for myself what psychoanalysts do for their patients. I expressed some very long felt and deeply felt emotion. And in expressing it I explained it and then laid it to rest."
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"Mastery of impulse is achieved through taking pauses during life's contrasting situations. Mastery of impulse is about developing strong willpower that can be used to redirect the flow of energy in any situation. Mastery of impulse is about responding to the world with a sense of reason and peace."
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"Nothing thicker than a knife's blade separates happiness from melancholy."
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"Individuals, too, who cultivate a variety of skills seem brighter, more energetic and more adaptable than those who know how to do one thing only."
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"When you are aware that you are thinking, that awareness is not part of thinking. It is a different dimension of consciousness. It is that awareness that says "I AM"."
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"Most journeys have a clear beginning, but on some the ending is less well-defined. The question is, at what point do you bite your lip and head for home?"
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"You will find a joy in overcoming obstacles."
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"In opposition to this detachment, he finds an image of man which contains within itself man's dreams, man's illness, man's redemption from the misery of poverty - poverty which can no longer be for him a sign of the acceptance of life."
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"In the end, my reasons for moving down the timeline and introducing a new cast have more to do with keeping myself entertained, on the assumption that if I get bored, my readers are going to be even more bored."
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"All the stories I'll ever need are right here on Main Street."
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"The only un-distractable, un-destructable, "thing", yet also the foundation of all pure creation, is "nothing."
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"The colors of living things begin to fade with the last breath, and the soft, springy skin and supple muscle rot within weeks. But the bones sometimes remain, faithful echoes of the shape, to bear some last faint witness to the glory of what was."
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"Most people have this tendency to make judgments on others based on preconceptions, especially when they are dealing with them for the first time."
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"The true test of one's mettle is how many times you will try before you give up."
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"I think that President Obama is beginning to realize that a lot of his plans have backfired."
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"If we don't live in the same vibe, it is hard to be aware of each other. When our reading differs from our neighbors' reality, our surroundings may take a range of discordant shades and daily episodes become unrecognizable. But if we endeavor to find out, the "who is who, the "what is what and the "where is Waldo, we might demonstrate our social literacy and connectedness. ['Fish for silence.']"
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"No matter the feelings. You can transform the energy of your emotions into your power."
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"If you are serious about your goals and you truly desire to achieve your dreams, you must write them down."
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"People keep asking me ...How to instantly become a better writer? It's simple: Use "power words" and see for yourself."
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"At the root of every form of ungodliness, injustice, nepotism, selfishness, every rivalry and competitive jealousy, is the monster called greed."
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"Human societies vary in lots of independent factors affecting their openness to innovation."
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