L. Ron Hubbard Quotes
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The creation of Dianetics is a milestone for Man comparable to his discovery of fire and superior to his inventions of the wheel and the arch.' Opening line.
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The subject of philosophy is very ancient. The word means: 'The love, study or pursuit of wisdom, or of knowledge of things and their causes, whether theoretical or practical.' All we know of science or of religion comes from philosophy. It lies behind and above all other knowledge we have or use.
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It is all very well to sit back and hope for 'the best in this best of all possible worlds' but it's the course of personal and national suicide. Unless there is a vast alteration in man's civilization as it stumbles along today, man will not be here very long and none of us. Times must change.
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Now we notice that Mars doesn't have any atmosphere either and won't support life. In spite of the fact that it turns green and red and purple with the seasons, it doesn't support life.
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Ideas and not battles mark the forward progress of mankind. Individuals, and not masses, form the culture of the race.
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All real difficulty stems from no responsibility. Full responsibility is not fault; it is recognition of being cause.
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To really know life you've got to be part of life. You must get down and look, you must get into the nooks and crannies of existence. You have to rub elbows with all kinds and types of men before you can finally establish what he is.
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No man is happy without a goal, and no man can be happy without faith in his own ability to reach that goal.
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For a very great many years, I asked this question: ‘To communicate or not to communicate?’ If one got himself in such thorough trouble by communication, then of course one should stop communicating. But this is not the case. If one gets himself into trouble by communicating, he should further communicate. More communication, not less, is the answer.
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Make money. Make more money. Make others produce so as to make money... However you get them in or why, just do it.
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If at this moment you simply made up your minds that you were handsome, beautiful, strong, dangerous, powerful, that you knew everything there was to know, you were totally capable in any job that you undertook or any sport you undertook-if you really believed that, and you can believe it, some of your faces would change physically before my eyes.
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Oh yes! The one man in the world who never believes he's mad is the madman.
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The second that you make a man truly free, he becomes truly good. And it is only that individual who has lost his belief in himself and his own pride of goodness and his own pride of being and his own honor who is dangerous.
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One of the reasons they [the Japanese] have bad eyesight is probably these microscopic characters [furigana] which have many lines and strokes to them.& We wonder why they went mad and bombed Pearl Harbor when they knew they couldn't win. That [the Japanese language] would be a reason.
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there is no war not based on lies,there is no infamy alive withoutits kindred kin, deceit.
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Despite the amount of suffering, pain, misery, sorrow and travail which can exist in life, the reason for existence is the same reason as one has to play a game - interest, contest, activity and possession. The truth of this assertion is established by an observation of the elements of games and then applying these elements to life itself.
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That which a person works hardest on, he winds up having. That's one of the fundamentals of this universe.
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Works of art are viewed by people. They are heard by people. They are felt by people. They are not just the fodder of a close-knit group of initiates. They are the soul food of all people.
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What is important is how much service you can give the world and how much you can get done and how much better you can make things.
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Morale is boosted to high highs by accomplishment. In fact, it can be demonstrated that production is the basis of morale.
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As long as children and young men and women find pleasure in study, they will continue studying throughout life - and upon that depends their happiness.
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The only time anyone has ever gotten into serious trouble was when he decided he could do nothing about something.
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Happiness and strength endure only in the absence of hate. To hate alone is the road to disaster. To love is the road to strength. To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in this universe.
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There is no national problem in the world today, which cannot be resolved by reason alone.