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The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision. #HenryKissinger

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The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision. #HenryKissinger — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Mar 26, 2026
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To modify a habit, you must decide to change it. You must consciously accept the hard work of identifying the cues and rewards that drive the habits' routines, and find alternatives. #CharlesDuhigg

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To modify a habit, you must decide to change it. You must consciously accept the hard work of identifying the cues and rewards that drive the habits' routines, and find alternatives. #CharlesDuhigg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Mar 24, 2026
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O man, of whatever country you are, and whatever your opinions may be, behold your history, such as I have thought to read it, not in books written by your fellow-creatures, who are liars, but in nature, which never lies. All that comes from her will be true #JeanJacquesRousseau

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O man, of whatever country you are, and whatever your opinions may be, behold your history, such as I have thought to read it, not in books written by your fellow-creatures, who are liars, but in nature, which never lies. All that comes from her will be true #JeanJacquesRousseau — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Mar 22, 2026
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The in-love experience does not focus on our own growth or on the growth and development of the other person. Rather, it gives us the sense that we have arrived and that we do not need further growth. #GaryChapman

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The in-love experience does not focus on our own growth or on the growth and development of the other person. Rather, it gives us the sense that we have arrived and that we do not need further growth. #GaryChapman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Mar 22, 2026
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[The second balance of wisdom] corresponds roughly to the famous 'serenity prayer': 'God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.' ... If you live this prayer... you are wise. #JonathanHa…

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[The second balance of wisdom] corresponds roughly to the famous 'serenity prayer': 'God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.' ... If you live this prayer... you are wise. #JonathanHa… — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Mar 21, 2026
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Gray notes that the tendency of kids to introduce danger and risk into outdoor free play, such as when they climb walls and trees, or skateboard down staircases and railings: They seem to be dosing themselves with moderate degrees of fear... #JonathanHaidt

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Gray notes that the tendency of kids to introduce danger and risk into outdoor free play, such as when they climb walls and trees, or skateboard down staircases and railings: They seem to be dosing themselves with moderate degrees of fear... #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Mar 20, 2026
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Mixed neighborhoods create public simultaneous thinking, many perspectives converging on the same moment at the same time, in front of each other. Many languages, many cultures, many racial and class experiences take place on the same block, in the same buildings. #SarahSchulman

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Mixed neighborhoods create public simultaneous thinking, many perspectives converging on the same moment at the same time, in front of each other. Many languages, many cultures, many racial and class experiences take place on the same block, in the same buildings. #SarahSchulman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Mar 19, 2026
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