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    Socrates
    “If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever. Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.”
    ― Socrates
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: pain
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    “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
    ― Narcotics Anonymous
    tags: humor, insanity, life, misattributed-ben-franklin, misattributed-mark-twain, misattributed-to-einstein
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    It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our
    “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    tags: abilities
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    Albert Einstein
    “When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: humor
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    Albert Einstein
    “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe
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    Albert Einstein
    “If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, simplicity, understand
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    Albert Einstein
    “I want to know God's thoughts - the rest are mere details.”
    ― Albert Einstein
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    Alexandre Dumas fils
    “The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas-fils
    tags: misattributed-to-einstein
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    Neil Gaiman
    “When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.”
    ― Neil Gaiman, Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
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    Ray Cummings
    “Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.”
    ― Ray Cummings, The Girl in the Golden Atom
    tags: time
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    Trisha Yearwood
    “What's meant to be will always find a way”
    ― Trisha Yearwood
    tags: fate, inspiration, love
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    Albert Einstein
    “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.”
    ― Albert Einstein
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    Albert Einstein
    “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: reality
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    Théophile Gautier
    “Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he does not want to sign.”
    ― Théophile Gautier
    tags: misattributed-to-einstein
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    Albert Einstein
    “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”
    ― Albert Einstein
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    Albert Einstein
    “Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: inspirational
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    Albert Camus
    “Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
    Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
    Walk beside me… just be my friend”
    ― Albert Camus
    tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus
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    Albert Einstein
    “Never memorize something that you can look up.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: humor, science
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Well, wouldn't it have been easier if she'd just asked me whether I liked her better than you?"
    "Girls don't often ask questions like that," said Hermione.
    "Well, they should!" said Harry forcefully.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    tags: girls
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    Albert Einstein
    “Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: funny
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    Elie Wiesel
    “The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
    ― Elie Wiesel
    tags: activism, apathy, hate, indifference, inspirational, love, opposite, philosophy
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    Albert Einstein
    “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: greatness, opposition, spirit
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    J.K. Rowling
    “We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    tags: human, life, value, worth
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    Albert Einstein
    “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: knowledge, learning, understanding, wisdom
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    Albert Einstein
    “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: albert-einstein, future, war, wisdom
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    Albert Einstein
    “It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: art, cybernetics, science
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Harry, don't go picking a row with Malfoy, don't forget, he's a prefect now, he could make life difficult for you..."
    "Wow, I wonder what it'd be like to have a difficult life?" said Harry sarcastically.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    tags: humor
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    Albert Einstein
    “What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.”
    ― Albert Einstein
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    “[H]iding how you really feel and trying to make everyone happy doesn't make you nice, it just makes you a liar.”
    ― Jenny O'Connell, The Book of Luke
    tags: honesty, life, life-lessons, love
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