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People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
from "V for Vendetta" 2005 at about 32m of 2h12m
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You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
#JohnBunyan (1628 – 1688)
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If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do understand him you probably will not.
#GKChesterton (1874-1936) #AllThingsConsidered; "Humanitarianism and Strength", 1908
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Joy can be an act of defiance
#ConnieLim #MILCK
in a post on Instagram on 7 June 2018 -
Joy can be an act of defiance
#ConnieLim #MILCK
in a post on Instagram on 7 June 2018 -
"Tell me what you do with the food you eat, and I'll tell you who you are. What I eat I turn into work and good humour."
#NikosKazantzakis (1882 – 1957) #ZorbaTheGreek 1946
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How do I get my life partner to understand #Sankey diagrams
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#BilboBaggins: I have never used a sword in my life.
#Gandalf: And I hope you never have to. But if you do, remember this: true courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.
#TheHobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) at about 1h11m of 1h37m
#IanMcKellen (born 1939)
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#BilboBaggins: I have never used a sword in my life.
#Gandalf: And I hope you never have to. But if you do, remember this: true courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.
#TheHobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) at about 1h11m of 1h37m
#IanMcKellen (born 1939)
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On #unself … (16/17)
Nothing is so dull as to be encased in self, nothing so exhilarating as to have attention and energy directed outside. [page 65]
#BertrandRussell (18 May 1872 – 2 Feb 1970) Nobel Literature Prize in 1950; The Conquest of Happiness, 1930 [142 pages]
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Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. #SusanErtz (1894 – 1985)
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... the majority of people, though they do not know what to do with this life, long for another that shall have no end. (Chapter 21 – The Gardener's Story, Concluded) #AnatoleFrance #JacquesAnatoleThibault (1844 - 1924; 1921 Nobel Literature Prize) #TheRevoltOfTheAngels
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@JobHarrison
It is tragic how few people ever 'possess their souls' before they die. 'Nothing is more rare in any man,' says Emerson, 'than an act of his own.' It is quite true. Most people are other people. Their thoughts are some one else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
#OscarWilde (1854 - 1900) in #DeProfundis (letter written in prison 1897, but published posthumously in 1905)
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The kindest person in the room is often the smartest.
#JBPritzker (1965)
from commencement speech at #NorthwesternUniversity (Evanston, Illinois) on 12 June 2023
full video (22 mins) available on #NBCChicago YouTube channel
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Whenever you have a choice between being right or being kind be kind. No exceptions. Don’t confuse kindness with weakness.
#ExcellentAdviceForLiving (Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier) (2023)
#KevinKelly (1952)
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TWO. Learning is its own exceeding great reward. - #WilliamHazlitt (1778 – 1830) The Plain Speaker (1826)
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No! Keep Mastodon #AdFree and #AlgorithmFree
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Am I at war with #ArtificialIntelligence? I want to live #AlgorithmFree. I want to make my own mind up. Rich people want to make my mind up for me, in a way that benefits them.
I like chronological timelines.
I don’t like advertisements, especially targeted ones.
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Am I at war with #ArtificialIntelligence? I want to live #AlgorithmFree. I want to make my own mind up. Rich people want to make my mind up for me, in a way that benefits them.
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@tuckerteague
Am I at war with #ArtificialIntelligence? I want to live #AlgorithmFree. I want to make my own mind up. Rich people want to make my mind up for me, in a way that benefits them.
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Am I at war with #ArtificialIntelligence? I want to live #AlgorithmFree. I want to make my own mind up. Rich people want to make my mind up for me, in a way that benefits them.
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@experiencersinternational @flexghost
Am I at war with #ArtificialIntelligence? I want to live #AlgorithmFree. I want to make my own mind up. Rich people want to make my mind up for me, in a way that benefits them.
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Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished. The person you are right now is as transient, as fleeting and as temporary as all the people you’ve ever been. The one constant in our lives is change.
from #DanielGilbert (1957) #TEDTalk at #TED2014 (March) titled “The psychology of your future self” in #Vancouver
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In an age of speed nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention. And in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still. #IyerPico #PicoIyer #TheArtOfStillness
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In order to lose someone you must first experience authentic attachment.
at about 0h49m of 1h42 of "Veronika decides to die" 2009 #PauloCoelho #LarryGross #RobertaHanley
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In order to lose someone you must first experience authentic attachment.
at about 0h49m of 1h42 of "Veronika decides to die" 2009 #PauloCoelho #LarryGross #RobertaHanley
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Don't look for love. Quietly give it away and let it find you.
Anonymous, Unknown
also see "Don't look for love" (released 28 June 2000) by #HeatherSmall; lyrics by Climie/Small
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Suddenly the hero saw that the living too are dead and that we can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasure; for our hearts are not strong enough to love every moment.
#ThorntonWilder (1897-1975), The Woman of Andros (1930)“our hearts are not strong enough to love every moment”