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Collision Quote by Sam Harris

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“Unlike statements of fact, which require no further work on our part, lies must be continually protected from collisions with reality.”

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In dialogue, there is opposition, yes, but no head-on collision. Smashing heads does not open minds.

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I wonder if it's ever really possible to know the truth about someone else, or if the best we can do is just stumble…

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GOOD AS NEW was born out of the idea of writing a play where the stakes were high and the collisions were of a…

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“Most people do not realize that they are one car crash away from death.”

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The universe is random. It's not inevitable. It's simple chaos. It's subatomic particles in endless, aimless collision. That's what science teaches us, but what…

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suppose you invest time and effort in designing a new image for yourself. You get home and your husband takes one look and screams,…

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Trying to exhaust himself, Vaughan devised an endless almanac of terrifying wounds and insane collisions: The lungs of elderly men punctured by door-handles; the…

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An old wine-bibber having been smashed in a railway collision, some wine was poured on his lips to revive him.

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