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"Life and the world, or whatever we call that which we are and feel, is an astonishing thing. The mist of familiarity obscures from us the wonder of our being. We are struck with admiration at some of its transient modifications, but it is itself the great miracle."

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Carl Sagan Astronomer, Astrophysicist
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"Organic as a dandelion seed, [the ship of our imagination] will carry us to worlds of dreams and worlds of facts"

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Benjamin Graham Investor, Author
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"Cartels have spread and will spread as long as the world lacks an effective mechanism by which balanced expansion may be achieved without a resulting disruption of prices."

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Chris Gardner Entrepreneur
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"Then again, what seems like nothing in the eyes of the world, when properly valued and put to use, can be among the greatest riches."

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Bob Dylan Singer-songwriter
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"Some times I think this whole world Is one big prison yeard Some of us are prisoners The rest of us are guards"

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Brené Brown Researcher, author, speaker
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"Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance."

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Alan Watts Philosopher, Writer
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"Paradoxical as it may seem, the purposeful life has no content, no point. It hurries on and on, and misses everything. Not hurrying, the purposeless life misses nothing, for it is only when there is no goal and no rush that the human senses are fully open to receive the world."

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Aleister Crowley Occultist, Writer
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"Anything which throws light upon the Universe, anything which reveals us to ourselves, should be welcome in this world of riddles."

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery Writer, Aviator
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"All of us have had the experience of a sudden joy that came when nothing in the world had forewarned us of its coming - a joy so thrilling that if it was born of misery we remembered even the misery with tenderness."

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Aung San Suu Kyi Politician, Activist
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"Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential."

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Walt Whitman Poet, Essayist
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"Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us."

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