“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot
learn, feel, change, grow or love.
Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom.
Only the person who risks is truly free.”
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learn, feel, change, grow or love.
Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom.
Only the person who risks is truly free.”
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“Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than to be in bad company.”
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“There are few sources of energy so powerful as a procrastinating college student.”
― Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
― Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
― Happy Birthday to You!
― Happy Birthday to You!
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