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«The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.»
Author: Andrew Carnegie
(Industrialist, Philanthropist)
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«We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.»
Author: Daniel J. Boorstin
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«You need an infinite stretch of time ahead of you to start to think, infinite energy to make the smallest decision. The world is getting denser. The immense number of useless projects is bewildering. Too many things have to be put in to balance up an uncertain scale. You can't disappear anymore. You die in a state of total indecision.»
Author: Jean Baudrillard
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«The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize with this order.»
Author: Henry Miller
(Author, Writer)
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«We always say 'I would kill for my family' or 'I would die for my family' but would you really? I mean, when really put in that situation, would you really give up your life? Do you really love something or someone that much?»
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