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Knowledge is the antidote to fear. [especially as fear often stands for false evidence appearing real!] — Ralph Waldo Emerson
People prone to joyful anticipation, skilled at obtaining pleasure from looking forward and imagining future happy events, are especially likely to be optimistic and to… — Sonja Lyubomirsky
Bombing is not especially inhumane. War itself is inhumane and the bombing plane, which is used to paralyse industry and transport, is a relatively civilised… — George Orwell
We cannot separate our lives from time. Why is it that we are so extravagant, so thoughtless, in our waste of time, especially in youth,… — Orison Swett Marden
The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow. — Diogenes
Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself especially how you choose to think about your situation. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The secret to happiness is to lower your expectations. ...that is what you compare your experience with. If your expectations and standards are very high… — Charlie Munger
The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one's attitude especially an attitude of gratitude in a given set of circumstances especially in… — Viktor E. Frankl
It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for… — Harry Mathews
What they were giving me seemed incredibly real to me, so I'd react to it in a very real way. That was frightening for me,… — Mariel Hemingway
Wonder is very necessary in life. When we're little kids, we're filled with wonder for the world - it's fascinating and miraculous. A lot of… — Doug Henning
Writing can be a lifeline, especially when your existence has been denied, especially when you have been left on the margins, especially when your life… — Unknown Author
Now what is it moves our very heart, and sickens us so much as cruelty shown to poor brutes? I suppose this: first, that they… — John Henry Newman
Demon mean knowledge in Greek, especially about the material world. Science means knowledge in Latin. A jurisdictional dispute is exposed, even if we look no… — Carl Sagan
Students of popular science... are always insisting that Christianity and Buddhism are very much alike, especially Buddhism. This is generally believed, and I believed it… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
We are not especially 'interested in' animals. Neither of us had ever been inordinately fond of dogs, cats, or horses in the way that many… — Peter Singer
Your political system is actually too democratic. The fact that Americans vote on every bill and proposition can prolong bigotry indefinitely, especially where it is… — George Michael
Man has an inexhuastible faculty for lying, especially to himself. — George Santayana
Managing innovation will increasingly become a challenge to management, and especially to top management, and a touchstone of its competence. — Peter Drucker
Embrace every challenge you have, every person you meet, every place you visit, every task you succeed at, and especially those at which you fail.… — Richie Sambora

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