“My third maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world, and in general, accustom myself to the persuasion that, except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in...”

― René Descartes, Discourse on the Method

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“Nothing can make it moral to destroy the best. One can't be punished for being good. One can't be penalized for ability.”

― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“You know I'm old in some ways—in other—well, I'm just a little girl. I like sunshine and pretty things and cheerfulness—and I dread responsibility.”

― F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

“Is it so far from madness to wisdom?”

― George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government. Columbus did not set out to seek a new route to China in response to a...”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

“If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But I can find out no such case.”

― Charles Darwin, On The Origin of Species

“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”

― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud Incredibly Close

“That's preachin'. Doin' good to a fella that's down an' can't smack ya in the puss for it. ”

― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

“The biggest thrill you can ever achieve is to live the life of your dreams.”

― Oprah Winfrey, What I Know For Sure

“The haughty do but build castle walls behind which they try to hide their doubts and fears.”

― Frank Herbert, Children of Dune

“I had long known that there were worlds of difference between males and men as there were between females and women. Genitalia indicated sex, but work, discipline, courage and love were needed for the creation of men and women.”

― Maya Angelou, All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

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