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Human beings all know that they are going to die, and so human cultures go to great lengths to construct systems of meaning that dignify life and convince people that their lives have more meaning than those of the animals that die all around them. #JonathanHaidt

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Human beings all know that they are going to die, and so human cultures go to great lengths to construct systems of meaning that dignify life and convince people that their lives have more meaning than those of the animals that die all around them. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 26, 2025
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A mission of the news industry is to speak truth to power and highlight things like holding people accountable, so I think that even if you're looking at it from that perspective. I think a lot of the stuff is like it's generally has this very critical tone to it #MarkZuckerberg

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A mission of the news industry is to speak truth to power and highlight things like holding people accountable, so I think that even if you're looking at it from that perspective. I think a lot of the stuff is like it's generally has this very critical tone to it #MarkZuckerberg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 26, 2025
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The path to confidence is not to banish fears that one might be silly; it is to not let knowledge of one's silliness become grounds for a refusal to act. #TheSchoolOfLife

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The path to confidence is not to banish fears that one might be silly; it is to not let knowledge of one's silliness become grounds for a refusal to act. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 25, 2025
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Thus the redwood is locked in an evolutionary arms race [...] with itself. It grows tall because other redwoods are tall, and if it doesn't throw most of its effort into growing upward as fast as possible, it will literally wither and die in the shadows of its rivals #RobinHanson

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Thus the redwood is locked in an evolutionary arms race [...] with itself. It grows tall because other redwoods are tall, and if it doesn't throw most of its effort into growing upward as fast as possible, it will literally wither and die in the shadows of its rivals #RobinHanson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 25, 2025
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The global empire being forged before our eyes is not governed by any particular state or ethnic group. Much like the Late Roman Empire, it is ruled by a multi-ethnic elite, and is held together by a common culture and common interests. #YuvalNoahHarari

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The global empire being forged before our eyes is not governed by any particular state or ethnic group. Much like the Late Roman Empire, it is ruled by a multi-ethnic elite, and is held together by a common culture and common interests. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 25, 2025
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You will seek understanding and reconciliation, and not to prove your own perception as the only logical way to interpret what has happened. That is mature love--love to which we aspire if we seek a growing marriage. #GaryChapman

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You will seek understanding and reconciliation, and not to prove your own perception as the only logical way to interpret what has happened. That is mature love--love to which we aspire if we seek a growing marriage. #GaryChapman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 25, 2025
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As I see it, the modern myth of true love involves these beliefs: True love is passionate love that never fades; if you are in true love, you should marry that person; if love ends, you should leave that person because it was not true love #JonathanHaidt

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As I see it, the modern myth of true love involves these beliefs: True love is passionate love that never fades; if you are in true love, you should marry that person; if love ends, you should leave that person because it was not true love #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 25, 2025
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