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The scope of freedom

Anarchism is a tendency in the history of human thought and action which seeks to identify coercive, authoritarian, and hierarchic structures of all kinds and to challenge their legitimacy -- and if they cannot justify their legitimacy, which is quite commonly the case, to work to undermine them and expand the scope of freedom.

— Noam Chomsky

Speed bumps

National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway.

No safe depository of the ultimate powers

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretions.

— Thomas Jefferson

1802

Keep your thoughts positive

  • Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.
  • Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviors.
  • Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits.
  • Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values.
  • Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.
— Mahatma Gandhi

The will to believe

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

— Bertrand Russell

"Skeptical_Essays"

The source of your joy

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

You'll see it

You'll see it when you believe it.

— Wayne Dyer

When we try to pick out

When we try to pick out anything by itself we find it hitched to everything in the universe.

— John Muir

Ninety percent of life

Ninety percent of life is just showing up.

— Woody Allen

Instructions for Life

  1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
  2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
  3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all your actions.
  4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
  5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
  6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
  7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
  8. Spend some time alone every day.
  9. Open your arms
— Dalai Lama
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