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September 26 - October 24, 2022
We’re quick with acts of aggression and slow with acts of kindness.
Do whatever it takes to avoid fooling yourself into believing that something is true when it is false, or that something is false when it is true.
“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinion.”
Some of these truths apply across all of space and time. They are true even when you don’t believe in them.
everyone thinks they live in special times, no matter where they are on the curve.
as a species, we might not possess the maturity or wisdom the future requires to assure the survival of civilization.
Access to space may be more than just the next frontier to explore; it could be civilization’s best hope for survival.
“The universe is above everyone’s head.”
what kind of a species would purposefully exploit the frailties of its own kind,
I shall never claim to have moral standards or beliefs to which my own behavior does not conform.
We are one family. We are one race. The human race.
Whatever is the ideal, you’re not it. Entire industries exist to make you feel inadequate, requiring you to invest boundless time or money or both to achieve normal status. It runs deep.
Maybe everybody is disabled in some way. If so, that means nobody is disabled.
Unless you’re an emergency room nurse, the medical examiner, or an active-duty soldier in armed conflict, you might witness the death of only three or four humans your entire life.
Mathematically, if death gives meaning to life, then to live forever is to live a life with no meaning at all.
Each of us, for all practical purposes, is unique in the universe—now and forever.
Being alive is the time to celebrate being alive—every waking moment. Along the way, why not strive to make the world a better place today than yesterday, simply for the privilege of having lived in it.
The real tragedies are when your children die before you do.
