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Our driver was a Tanzanian named Good Luck. We thought this was fortuitous. Only later did we learn that his name represented a wish and not a point of fact.
— Apr 22, 2013 06:32PM
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If the Swiss were more interesting, might [Einstein] never have developed the Special Theory of Relativity? In other words, is there something to be said for boredom? The British philosopher Bertrand Russell thought so. "A certain amount of boredom is...essential to a happy life," he wrote.
— Apr 29, 2013 10:15PM
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"In general, people can be trusted." Studies have found that people who agree with this are happier than those who do not.
— Apr 29, 2013 09:20AM
