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“Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.”
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“Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.”
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“You can either practice being right or practice being kind.”
Source : Anne Lamott (2006). “Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith”, p.94, Penguin
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“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor; the enemy of the people. It will keep you insane your whole life.”
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“If you use Facebook - as I do - Facebook in all likelihood has a unique digital file of your face, one that can be as accurate as a fingerprint and that can be used to identify you in a photo of a large crowd.”
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“Those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”
Source : Letter 164 in 'Works' (1863) vol. 1, p. 438
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“You don't have to go with the crowd.”
Source : "Alek Wek: 'You don't have to go with the crowd'". Interview with Sali Hughes, www.theguardian.com. March 28, 2014.
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“Innovate, integrate, innovate, integrate, that's the way the industry works, ... Graphics was a stand-alone graphics card; then it's going to be a stand-alone graphics chip; and then part of that's going to get integrated into the main CPU.”
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“When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last.”
Source : "What I've Learned: Don Rickles". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.
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“It takes great courage to break with one's past history and stand alone.”
Source : Marion Woodman (1982). “Addiction to Perfection: The Still Unravished Bride : a Psychological Study”