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“I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it-or my observation of it-is temporary?”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“There are no such things as limits to growth, because there
are no limits to the human capacity for intelligence,
imagination, and wonder.”
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are no limits to the human capacity for intelligence,
imagination, and wonder.”
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