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“Each represented an ownership stake in the future of art, the thinking went, or a DeFi investment that would revolutionize the world of finance. People paid millions of perfectly good dollars to add lines to crypto spreadsheets, to record that they owned a stash of Dogecoins, or a rare Bored Ape. By manipulating sheets like these, Sam Bankman-Fried had made himself into one of the world's richest men.”

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Book:Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
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“I bake things!" she exploded, jumping to her feet from the driver's bench. "And I sell them, and I make new recipes. And all right, maybe they're not the prettiest pastries in the kingdom, but people like them anyway! And I don't give a rat's ass whether or not that's worthy enough a purpose for the likes of you. I am more than just what I do; I am a person, and I am alive, and that is purpose enough. And for freedom, look at me on this wagon, weeks away from home--I'm seeing the world and meeting new people, aren't I, and it's because I chose to leave, fortune or no fortune.”

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Book:The Teller of Small Fortunes
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“A mind persuaded that it lives among things that, like words, are essentially significant, and that what they signify is the magic attraction, called love, which draws all things after it, is a mind poetic in its intuition, even if its language be prose. The science and philosophy of Dante did not have to be put into verse in order to become poetry: they were poetry fundamentally and in their essence. When Plato and Aristotle, following the momentous precept of Socrates, decreed that observation of nature should stop and a moral interpretation of nature should begin, they launched into the world a new mythology, to take the place of the Homeric one which was losing its authority. The power the poets had lost of producing illusion was possessed by these philosophers in a high degree; and no one was ever more thoroughly under their spell than Dante. He became to Platonism and Christianity what Homer had been to Paganism; and if Platonism and Christianity, like Paganism, should ever cease to be defended scientifically, Dante will keep the poetry and wisdom of them alive; and it is safe to say that later generations will envy more than they will despise his philosophy. When the absurd controversies and factious passions that in some measure obscure the nature of this system have completely passed away, no one will think of reproaching Dante with his bad science, and bad history, and minute theology. These will not seem blemishes in his poetry, but integral parts of it.”

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Book:Three Philosophical Poets: Lucretius, Dante And Goethe
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“Life can be a challenge and having tools to remind myself of who and where I am in that world and what is most important is priceless. A.W.E is a simple tool that takes me away from the chaos of our world and reminds me that the experience of being alive is the true value. -Tom”

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Book:The Power of Awe: Overcome Burnout & Anxiety, Ease Chronic Pain, Find Clarity & Purpose―In Less Than 1 Minute Per Day
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“We often make the mistake of equating wealth with intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom. This is where our judgment is often clouded. We tend to overlook the inherent traits of a person and instead, focus on their material possessions. This leads us to misjudge people and things in life. We fail to acknowledge the true value of a person by simply recognizing their wealth. This is where we fall short. Instead, we should focus on the intrinsic qualities of a person, such as their intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom. These qualities are far more valuable than any amount of money.”

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Book:Science Behind A Perfect Life
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