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    Paulo Freire
    “To affirm that men and women are persons and as persons should be free, and yet to do nothing tangible to make this affirmation a reality, is a farce.”
    ― Paulo Freire
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    Charles Bukowski
    “That's the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.”
    ― Charles Bukowski, Women
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    Timothy Ferriss
    “But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker.”
    ― Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek
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    Charles Bukowski
    “what matters most is how well you walk through the fire”
    ― Charles Bukowski
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    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
    ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
    tags: dark, stars
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    Honoré de Balzac
    “Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”
    ― Honoré de Balzac
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    Gabriel García Márquez
    “sex is the consolation you have when you can't have love”
    ― Gabriel García Márquez
    tags: desire, loneliness, love, lust, passion, sex
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    Friedrich Nietzsche
    “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
    ― Friedrich Nietzsche
    tags: dance, music
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    Thomas Pynchon
    “If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.”
    ― Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow
    tags: paranoia, proverbs, wit
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    Banksy
    “Your mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid.
    You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation
    at high speed with total clarity.”
    ― Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
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    Andrew Niccol
    “We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented”
    ― Andrew Niccol, The Truman Show: The Shooting Script
    tags: perception
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    Ernesto Che Guevara
    “We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.”
    ― Che Guevara
    tags: bravery, carpe-diem, commitment, courage, here-and-now, indiviuality, inspirational, passion
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    Leo Tolstoy
    “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
    ― Leo Tolstoy
    tags: change, tolstoy
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    Leo Tolstoy
    “It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”
    ― Leo Tolstoy, The Kreutzer Sonata
    tags: beauty, delusion, goodness, lies, self-deception, wisdom
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    James Baldwin
    “The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
    ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
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