Fredrik Bajer Quotes
Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.
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As you know with the Arab Spring, there were no dividends.
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There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.
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Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
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Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.
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I've got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just don't have the time to work on it right now. I'm way too busy with the 'Kingkiller Chronicles' and being a new dad.
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Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
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From the age of 14 to about 20, I bombarded record companies and DJs with my demos. I was desperate to get it out there. Most of the time, I got nothing back.
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Songs are a way to express what I have felt. A way to understand what happened to me or to other people.
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The slow philosophy is not about doing everything in tortoise mode. It's less about the speed and more about investing the right amount of time and attention in the problem so you solve it.
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I'm not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education.
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Fame is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day.
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Scotland is the Canada of England!
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When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change.
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Is it a recent occurrence that women have tried to control when and if they reproduced? Absolutely not. By 2000 B.C., there was worldwide use of herbal potions to prevent pregnancy. Condoms were made from animal bladders.
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My cat does this thing where he's so happy to see me that he repeatedly smashes his face into my face and purrs like a literal pig.
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A single observation that is inconsistent with some generalization points to the falsehood of the generalization, and thereby 'points to itself'.
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Trump says a lot of things that are crazy... Trump's a moron.
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There were clouds like sharks with open jaws in the sky that morning.
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Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored.
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Irony won't save you from anything; humour doesn't do anything at all. You can look at life ironically for years, maybe decades; there are people who seem to go through most of their lives seeing the funny side, but in the end, life always breaks your heart. Doesn't matter how brave you are, or how reserved, or how much you've developed a sense of humour, you still end up with your heart broken. That's when you stop laughing.
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Sure, I've gotten old. I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees... I've fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, and take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. I have bouts with dementia, poor circulation, hardly feel my hands or feet anymore, can't remember if I'm 85 or 92, but... thank God, I still have my Florida driver's license!
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Commitment to great causes makes great men.
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I do want to come across something, I do want to feel something and see something.
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Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.
