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“Not everyone understands what a completely rational process this is, this maintenance of a motorcycle. They think it's some kind of "knack" or some kind of "affinity for machines" in operation. They are right, but the knack is almost purely a process of reason, and most of the troubles are caused by what old time radio men called a "short between the earphones," failures to use the head properly. A motorcycle functions entirely in accordance with the laws of reason, and a study of the art of motorcycle maintenance is really a miniature study of the art of rationality itself.”

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Author:Robert M. Pirsig
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“Not everyone wants to live forever, but every culture has always desired immortality in one way or another. Humans have always believed in the possibility of another life, of a second act. We've also always hoped that there might be a way to avoid dying. The term "cultural-universal" is a complicated one, but I've heard it come up on numerous occasions while researching immortality.”

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Author:Adam Gollner
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“Not Everyone We Meet Crosses Our Path by Accident Some encounters in life seem to happen at exactly the right moment, almost as if they were meant to wake us up. They remind us that giving someone our trust is not something we should do too quickly. We first need to know people better, so that disappointment does not become too deeply connected to our feelings. When someone confronts us with the truth behind a performance or an insincere attitude, it hurts. Yet such an experience also reveals something important. It becomes a new life lesson that teaches us how things should not be. The painful part is that these lessons often feel expensive, because they come with hurt, sorrow, or disappointment. But at the same time, they are also valuable, because they can protect us for the rest of our lives from new problems and setbacks. Through hardship and painful experiences, we become wiser, as long as we do something with them and learn from them. That is how we meet both good and difficult people in life, and through those experiences and events we are led toward greater insight and a better life. Encounters with others always give us a chance to learn. Everyone experiences that in a different way, but it remains important to stay alert and not believe everything too quickly. That is how we continue to discover that every day we live on earth brings another 24 hours filled with life lessons.
Not every meeting is accidental, because some people cross our path to teach us something we might otherwise never have understood. Thank You for reading. I wish You all the very best and, above all, good health. Real thoughts. Real life. Real meaning. Author © Jan Jansen Easy Branches Follow for more quotes and stories”

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Author:Jan Jansen Easy Branches
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“Not everyone who has killed themselves because they were HIV positive would have been killed by AIDS.”

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Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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“Not everyone who leaves you owes you an explanation. Sometimes they just go, without warning, without reason, and it messes with your head. You keep replaying everything, trying to find what went wrong, hoping for closure that never comes. But even if they told you why, it wouldn’t make it hurt any less. The truth is, they left, and that’s all you need to accept. Stop searching for answers in people who have already moved on.”

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Author:Garima Soni
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“Not everyone who talks less or keeps quiet whenever they are with or around you does that because they find you interesting or knowledgeable; some people do that because they find you boring or ignorant.”

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Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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