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Alan Watts Philosopher, Writer
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"You will begin to realize that if you contemplate long enough on the leaf of the flower, that it involves the whole universe."

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Aldous Huxley Novelist, Essayist
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"Societies are composed of individuals and are good only insofar as they help individuals to realize their potentialities and to lead a happy and creative life."

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"There is nothing one fears more or is more ashamed of than not being oneself. Yet few people realize even an approximation of their true potential. Most people must live with varying degrees of the shame and fear of not being fully in control of themselves."

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Terence McKenna Ethnobotanist, Philosopher, Writer
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"We have to claim anarchy and realize that systems have a life of their own that is anti-humanist. There is definitely an anti-humanist tendency in all systems."

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Henri Nouwen Theologian, Author
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"It is precisely when you are loved a lot that you might realize a second loneliness which is not to be solved but lived. This second loneliness is an existential loneliness that belongs to the basis of our being. It's where we are unfulfilled because only God can fill us."

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Jim Carrey Actor, Comedian
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"I've often said that I wished people could realize all their dreams of wealth and fame so they could see that it's not where you'll find your sense of completion."

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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
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"It is crucial that we realize the great value of human existence, the opportunity and the potential that our brief lives afford us. It is only as humans that we have the possibility of implementing changes in our lives."

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Eckhart Tolle Spiritual Teacher, Author
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"And since the now is all there ever is in your life, your entire life unfolds as the present moment. People don't realize it, but all they ever have is "this". This moment."

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Eckhart Tolle Spiritual Teacher, Author
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"Once you realize that a certain kind of food makes you sick, would you carry on eating that food and keep on asserting that it's okay to be sick?"

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