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    What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

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I like nonsense -- it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way read more

I like nonsense -- it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope...and that enables you to laugh at all of life's realities.

by Stanislaw J. Lem Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

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If intellection and knowledge were mere passion from without, or the bare reception of extraneous and adventitious forms, then no read more

If intellection and knowledge were mere passion from without, or the bare reception of extraneous and adventitious forms, then no reason could be given at all why a mirror or looking-glass should not understand; whereas it cannot so much as sensibly perceive those images which it receives and reflects to us.

by Ralph J. Cudworth Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

by Heywood Brown Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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To linger in the observation of things other than the self implies a profound conviction of their worth. - My read more

To linger in the observation of things other than the self implies a profound conviction of their worth. - My Friends the Senses.

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We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.

We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.

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In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.

In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.

by Louis Pasteur Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

by John Cassis Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

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