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“The generality of mankind is lazy. What distinguishes men of genuine achievement from the rest of us is not so much their intellectual powers and aptitudes as their curiosity, their energy, their fullest use of their potentialities. Nobody really knows how smart or talented he is until he finds the incentives to use himself to the fullest. God has given us more than we know what to do with.”

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Sydney J. Harris

Sydney J. Harris was an American journalist renowned for his wit and incisive commentary. Born on September 14, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, he passed away on December 8, 1986. Harris was a prominent figure in journalism, particularly for his newspaper columns. more

“She told me later that she had made a kind of note of me in her mind, as, scanning the shelf for a particular book, one will sometimes have one's attention caught by another, take it down, glance at the title page and saying "I must read that, too, when I've the time," replace it and continue the search.”

Mind Kind Made Book Sometimes Attention Particular Pages Notes Caught Titles Shelves Glances Scanning

Author:Evelyn Waugh

“I have always struggled, with the sole intention of ceasing to struggle. Result: zero.”

Results Struggle Intention Zero Sole

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“Life is savagely unfair. It ignores our deep-seated convictions and places a disproportionate emphasis on the decisions we make in split seconds.”

Life Is Decision Conviction Seconds Splits Unfair Emphasis Decisions We Make

Book:Chris Cleave Ebook Boxed Set: Little Bee, Incendiary, Gold

Source: Chris Cleave Ebook Boxed Set: Little Bee, Incendiary, Gold

“We economists don't know much, but we do know how to create a shortage. If you want to create a shortage of tomatoes, for example, just pass a law that retailers can't sell tomatoes for more than two cents per pound. Instantly you'll have a tomato shortage. It's the same with oil or gas.”

Ifs Knows Want Two Law Know How Example Sells Oil Gas Pounds Cents Economist Shortage Tomatoes Retailers Two Cents

Author:Milton Friedman

“There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world. There is no such thing as a dumb question.”

World Self Cry Criticism Ill Dumb Naive Inadequate Tedious Self Criticism Dumb Questions

Author:Carl Sagan

“You should not bring more items and hurdles to the obstacle course.”

Should Courses Obstacles Items Hurdle Hurdling Obstacles

Book:Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son

Source: Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son

“Everything was coming together by coming apart . . . It is the most difficult Zen practice to leave people to their destiny, even though it's painful - just loving them, and breathing with them, and distracting them in a sweet way, and laughing with them . . . if something was not my problem, I probably did not have the solution.”

People Ifs Way Problem Together Difficult Practice Destiny Laughing Sweet Solutions Painful Breathing Coming Together

Author:Anne Lamott

“Friends of yours, eh?" I think one of them's about to faint." Oh, my god. "That's Chloe Dale," I said without turning arouind. "She suffers from high oestrogen levels. I can introduce you if you like." Gideon's smile grew wilder. "Maybe I'll take you up on that some other time. Now, come on. We still have a lot to do today." He took my arm (a loud squel could be heard from the steps and guided me towards the limousine.”

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Author:Kerstin Gier

“An admiral without ships, a hand without fingers, in service of a king without a throne. Is this a knight who comes before us, or the answer to a child's riddle?”

Children Hands Answers Kings Fingers Ships Thrones Knights Riddle Admiral

Book:George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

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Humans Cry Punishment Isolation Solitary Confinement Human Psyche Solitary Confinement

Book:The 5 Love Languages/Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Set

Source: The 5 Love Languages/Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Set

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