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Quote by Paulo Coelho

“God always offers us a second chance in life.”

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Paulo Coelho, born on August 24, 1947, is a renowned Brazilian author and lyricist. His works are characterized by profound philosophical thoughts and rich imagination, with his most famous novel being 'The Alchemist'. more

“Man cannot survive except through his mind. He comes on earth unarmed. His brain is his only weapon. Animals obtain food by force. man had no claws, no fangs, no horns, no great strength of muscle. He must plant his food or hunt it. To plant, he needs a process of thought. To hunt, he needs weapons,and to make weapons - a process of thought. From this simplest necessity to the highest religious abstraction, from the wheel to the skyscraper, everything we are and we have comes from a single attribute of man -the function of his reasoning mind.”

“Generally speaking I would say I enjoy the smaller films more because there's a less sense of pressure and often the material is more unusual.”

Film Enjoy Materials Pressure Unusual

Author:Jeff Bridges

“What have wealth or grandeur to do with happiness?" Grandeur has but little," said Elinor, "but wealth has much to do with it." Elinor, for shame!" Said Marianne. "Money can only give happiness where there is nothing else to give it.”

Giving Littles Said Wealth Shame Grandeur

Book:Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1

Source: Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1

“I was just a screw or cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was of no use anywhere else.”

Use Found Machines Screws Cogs

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated)

“What is an anarchist? One who, choosing, accepts the responsibility of choice.”

Choices Responsibility Accepting Anarchist

Book:The Wind's Twelve Quarters

Source: The Wind's Twelve Quarters

“It's so curious: one can resist tears and 'behave' very well in the hardest hours of grief. But then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in bud only yesterday has suddenly blossomed, or a letter slips from a drawer... and everything collapses.”

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