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> [“The ordinary modes of human thinking are magical, religious, social, and personal. We want our wishes to come true; we want the universe to care about us; we want the approval of those around us; we want to get even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-derbyshire/the-ordinary-modes-of-human-thinking-are-magical-religious-social-and/)

[John Derbyshire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-derbyshire/)

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> [Self-sufficiency, independence, the capacity to stand apart, to differ, to resist, and to defy-all are modes of being human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/self-sufficiency-independence-the-capacity-to-stand-apart-to-differ/)

[Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/)

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