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    The question is not whether the system works, but whether we like the way it works. Just because something works doesn't mean it is desirable. Concentration camps work, if your purpose is to enslave people. Stealing works, if all you care about is money. Lying works, if you don't give a damn about your personal integrity. Literally anything, no matter how monstrously immoral will work, depending on your desires and how you define the term work,.

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Life is a state of consciousness.

Life is a state of consciousness.

by Emmett Fox Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

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The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance-it is the illusion
of knowledge.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance-it is the illusion
of knowledge.

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Could we but rightly comprehend the mind of man, nothing
would be impossible to us upon the earth.

Could we but rightly comprehend the mind of man, nothing
would be impossible to us upon the earth.

by Parcelsus Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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When fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start
doing it right away.

When fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start
doing it right away.

by Stewart Brand Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of
fear as the person who regularly read more

The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of
fear as the person who regularly takes risks.

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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will-he will
be sure to repent it.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will-he will
be sure to repent it.

by Socrates Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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There is always a way-if you're committed.

There is always a way-if you're committed.

by Anthony Robbins Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and woman trample themselves in the read more

I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and woman trample themselves in the mire and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amid the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail.

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