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Julian Simon Economist
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"The standard of living has risen along with the size of the world's population since the beginning of recorded time. There is no convincing economic reason why these trends toward a better life should not continue indefinitely."

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Cesare Pavese Poet, Novelist
Reason Why

"The only reason why we are always thinking of our own ego is that we have to live with it more continuously than with anyone else's."

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Reason Why

"It requires real strength to love Man. And to love him despite all invitations to do otherwise, all provocations and all reasons why one should not."

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"It always seems to me that so few people live - they just seem to exist and I don't see any reason why we shouldn't live always - til we die physically."

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Bruno Rossi Physicist
Reason Why

"A feeling that was possibly generated by experiences in my previous work on cosmic rays; more likely it was inborn and was the reason why, as a young man, I went into the field of cosmic rays."

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Timothy Keller Pastor, Author
Reason Why

"Just because you can't see or imagine a good reason why God might allow something to happen doesn't mean there can't be one."

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Ringo Starr Musician, Songwriter
Reason Why

"I couldn't put my finger on one reason why we broke up. It was time, and we were spreading out. They were spreading out more than I was. I would've stayed with the band."

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Barack Obama Politician
Reason Why

"There's a reason why the NRA's not here. They're just down the street. And since this is the main reason they exist, you'd think that they'd be prepared to have a debate with a president."

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Sri Chinmoy Spiritual Teacher, Poet, Musician
Reason Why

"Smile, my friends, my soulful friends, smile. Let us smile. True, this world of ours is full of suffering and excruciating pangs, but that is no reason why we should not smile."

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