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“Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights.”

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A. E. van Vogt was a Canadian science fiction author born on April 26, 1912, and passed away on January 26, 2000. His works are known for their complex plots and unique science fiction concepts. more

“No serious sociologist any longer believes that the voice of the people expresses any divine or specially wise and lofty idea. The voice of the people expresses the mind of the people, and that mind is made up for it by the group leaders in whom it believes and by those persons who understand the manipulation of public opinion. It is composed of inherited prejudices and symbols and clichés and verbal formulas supplied to them by the leaders.”

People Mind Believe Persons Made Ideas Voice Leader Opinion Wise Groups Divine Serious Prejudice Symbols Manipulation Formulas Public Opinion Lofty Sociologists

Author:Edward Bernays

“The systematic study of mass psychology revealed to students the potentialities of invisible government of society by manipulation of the motives which actuate man in the group.”

Men Government Study Psychology Groups Students Mass Invisible Motive Manipulation Systematic

Book:Propaganda

Source: Propaganda

“Do the small things of life with a relaxed awareness. When you are eating, eat totally - chew totally, taste totally, smell totally. Touch your bread, feel the texture. Smell the bread, smell the flavor. Chew it, let it dissolve into your being.”

Feels Awareness Taste Eating Smell Bread Touching Flavor Relaxed Small Things Texture

Author:Rajneesh

“Those who are highly evolved, maintain an undiscriminating perception. Seeing everything, labeling nothing, they maintain their awareness of the Great Oneness. Thus they are supported by it.”

Seeing Awareness Perception Oneness Great Teacher Labeling

Book:Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

Source: Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

“I'm lucky; people write scripts for me.”

People Writing Lucky Scripts

Author:Catherine Deneuve

“Mind can never be intelligent - only no-mind is intelligent. Only no-mind is original and radical. Only no-mind is revolutionary - revolution in action. The mind gives you a sort of stupor. Burdened by the memories of the past, burdened by the projections of the future, you go on living - at the minimum. You dont live at the maximum. Your flame remains very dim. Once you start dropping thoughts, the dust that you have collected in the past, the flame arises - clean, clear, alive, young. Your whole life becomes a flame, and a flame without any smoke. That is what awareness is.”

“This awareness instills a fierce desire to protect that heritage and - in doing so - to educate Americans in the meaning and importance of our pivotal documents.”

Desire Awareness Protect Importance Heritage Educate Fierce Documents Instill Pivotal

Author:Allen Weinstein

“To me, it is a process, a process that starts with raising awareness, engaging international partners on this issue, and being committed to a different course of action.”

Different Action Courses Process Issues Awareness International Committed Partners Engaging Raising Awareness

Author:Alexis Herman

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