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I may not believe in life after death, but what a gift it is to be alive now.
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The beauty of the natural world lies in the details.
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Eternal love is a myth, but we make our myths, and we love them to death.
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Evolution is a tinkerer, an ad-hocker, and a jury-rigger. It works with what it has on hand, not with what it has in mind. Some of its inventions prove elegant, while in others you can see the seams and dried glue.
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Surveys show that surveys never lie.
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Learn to play the drums. The world needs more girl drummers. The world needs your wild, pounding, dreaming heart.
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Scientists have discovered that the small, brave act of cooperating with another person, of choosing trust over cynicism, generosity over selfishness, makes the brain light up with quiet joy.
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The surest and most insidious enemy of freedom is not dictatorship, but complacency.