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“I don't feel 70. I am still looking out from 14-year-old eyes.”

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Nolan Bushnell is an outstanding entrepreneur and a pioneer in the video game industry. Born on February 5, 1943, he is renowned for his role in the creation of Atari and his contributions to the video game industry. more

“Briar: "They never tell you some things. They tell you mages have wonderful power and they learn all kinds of secrets. Nobody ever mentions that some secrets you don't ever want to learn." Rosethorn: "All you can do is learn good to balance the bad. Learn and do all the good within your reach. Then, if you wake in a sweat, you have something to set against the dream.”

Ifs Want Kind Dream Can Do Secret Wonderful Balance All Kinds Sweat Briars

Author:Tamora Pierce

“The bravest person I know is afraid of the dark. She sleeps with a night lamp always, but if her friends are threatened? She suddenly thinks she's a bear twelve feet tall and attacks whoever scared her friends.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Persons Night Fear Dark Sleep Feet Bears Scared Tall Twelve Threatened Lamps

Book:Circle Opens #03

Source: Circle Opens #03

“Ishabal: "If you may correct your vision as you like, why do you wear spectacles?" Tris: "Because I like them. Because I have better things to do with my magic than fixing my vision when ordinary glass will do.”

Ifs May Vision Magic Ordinary Glasses Things To Do Fixing Spectacles Tris Better Things To Do

Book:The Will of the Empress

Source: The Will of the Empress

“I'm not so fond of people myself, Evvy, but I took my vows for a reason. There are two classes of people in the world, the destroyers and the builders. I want to build, not destroy. You need to ask yourself who you're going to be.”

People World Want Needs Two Reason Asks Class Conscience Vow Builder Destroyers

Book:Melting Stones

Source: Melting Stones

“The first thing every mage should learn is that magic makes fools of us. Now you may call yourself a mage. You have learned the most important lesson.”

Should Firsts May Important Magic Fool Lessons Important Lessons

Book:Melting Stones

Source: Melting Stones

“Experience teaches that for most people there is a limit beyond which their constitution cannot comply with the demands of civilization. All who wish to reach a higher standard than their constitution will allow, fall victims to neurosis. It would have been better for them if they could have remained less "perfect".”

People Ifs Has Beens Fall Wish Perfect Teach Higher Civilization Demand Limits Standards Constitution Victim Neurosis Higher Standards

Book:Sexuality and The Psychology of Love

Source: Sexuality and The Psychology of Love

“Pain and pleasure occur in consciousness and exist only there”

Pain Pleasure Consciousness Pain And Pleasure

Book:Flow: the psychology of optimal experience

Source: Flow: the psychology of optimal experience

“and so will the world end, I think, a victim of love rather than hate. For love's ever been the more destructive weapon, sure.”

Thinking World Ends Hate Weapons Victim Destructive Love Hate Dark Tower Dark Tower Series Roland Deschain Deschain

Book:The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower

Source: The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower

“But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity.”

Book Games Enjoy Attention Impossible Activity Conversation Tennis Tennis Game

Book:Flow: the psychology of optimal experience

Source: Flow: the psychology of optimal experience

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