"The thoughts we choose to act upon define us to others, the ones we do not define us to ourselves."

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“Ambiguity: the bastard child of creativity and cowardice.”

“To hurry pain is to leave a classroom still in session.”

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“Romantic: one who professes to prefer the thorns to the rose.”

“A good listener is one who helps us overhear ourselves.”

“Like cars in an amusement park, our direction is often determined through collisions.”

Resonant Thoughts

"If we allow ourselves to dwell on negatives, on hurts, on mistreatments, we will be negative thinkers. So be open to positive thinking, THINK BIG!"

— Ben Carson

Politics1951

#mind

"I think they just thought she would be a good kind of lightning rod. We did one or two rehearsals, and I know for a fact that people liked her legs."

— Rachel Marsden

Journalism1974

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"Almost 30 percent of the total matter-energy budget is said to be composed of so-called cold dark matter and almost 70 percent of "dark energy," leaving only about 4 percent as visible matter in the f…"

— John Moffat (physicist)

Science1819–1894

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"Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and…"

— Ralph Nader

Politics1934

#politics