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Her sureness was based on the power to limit experience arbitrarily.
— Nathanael West
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To summarize, using money to motivate people can be a double-edged sword. For tasks that require cognitive ability, low to moderate performance-based incentives can help.…
— Dan Ariely
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So let me get this straight," he said. "After everything that's happened on this campus-the murder, the stalking, the kidnapping-you want to go up into…
— Kate Brian
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This is where we are at right now, as a whole. No one is left out of the loop. We are experiencing a reality based…
— Bill Hicks
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Now any dogma, based primarily on faith and emotionalism, is a dangerous weapon to use on others, since it is almost impossible to guarantee that…
— Isaac Asimov
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But Margaret was at an age when any apprehension, not absolutely based on a knowledge of facts, is easily banished for a time by a…
— Elizabeth Gaskell
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It's actually a rather romantic and dramatic story --- one I would eagerly tell you, except for the fact that I recently forgot it, based…
— Brandon Sanderson
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Philosophy, art, politics, religion and bohemia have never sought to do away entirely with the status hierarchy; they have attemptee, rather, to institute new kinds…
— Alain de Botton
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There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few.
— Bell Hooks
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What was so miraculous about a relationship that was based more on my gratitude than on mutual self respect?
— Justina Chen
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The job facing American voters… in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited…
— Aberjhani
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God's love for me is perfect because it's based on Him not on me. So even when I failed He kept loving me.
— Joyce Meyer
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Love...no such thing. Whatever it is that binds families and married couples together, that's not love. That's stupidity or selfishness or fear. Love doesn't exist.…
— Arthur Rimbaud
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The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and…
— Albert Einstein
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Let me tell you, Alex. He's a crook. He's based here in Miami. He's a nasty piece of work." "He's mexican" Troy added.
— Anthony Horowitz
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Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You…
— Frank Herbert
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To be a true hero you must be a true Christian. To sum up then, heroism is largely based on two qualities- truthfulness and unselfishness,…
— G.A. Henty
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I live my life based on 2 principles. One, I live as if today was my last day on earth. Two, I live today as…
— Rajneesh
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By observing natural scientific discoveries through a perception deepened by meditation, we can develop a new awareness of reality. This awareness could become the bedrock…
— Albert Hofmann
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I don't suppose that she gave you the job based on looks alone?" Adrian had been staring off but now flashed me a big smile.…
— Richelle Mead
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