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Would you rather be a highly productive but dissatisfied Singaporean, or a less productive but satisfied Costa Rican? #YuvalNoahHarari

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Would you rather be a highly productive but dissatisfied Singaporean, or a less productive but satisfied Costa Rican? #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 31, 2026
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It is intoxicating in the first six months of love to pledge ourselves for the rest of our lives. It is also brave and deeply caring to accept, at least quietly to oneself, that this may prove untenable #DerrenBrown

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It is intoxicating in the first six months of love to pledge ourselves for the rest of our lives. It is also brave and deeply caring to accept, at least quietly to oneself, that this may prove untenable #DerrenBrown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 31, 2026
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In 1865 English chemist John Newlands discovered that when the chemical elements are arranged according to atomic weight, those with similar properties occur at every eighth element, like notes of music. This discovery became known as the Law of Octaves... #WillBuckingham

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In 1865 English chemist John Newlands discovered that when the chemical elements are arranged according to atomic weight, those with similar properties occur at every eighth element, like notes of music. This discovery became known as the Law of Octaves... #WillBuckingham — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 30, 2026
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Good fortune or bad, you will always return to your happiness setpoint--your brain's default level of happiness--which was determined largely by your genes. #JonathanHaidt

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Good fortune or bad, you will always return to your happiness setpoint--your brain's default level of happiness--which was determined largely by your genes. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 29, 2026
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[On humanism] Whether it is framed as the goal of providing the greatest happiness for the greatest number or as a categorical imperative to treat people as ends rather than means, it was the universal capacity of a person to suffer and flourish #StevenPinker

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[On humanism] Whether it is framed as the goal of providing the greatest happiness for the greatest number or as a categorical imperative to treat people as ends rather than means, it was the universal capacity of a person to suffer and flourish #StevenPinker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 28, 2026
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Campbell suggested, 'What will they think of me?' must be put aside for bliss. We begin to feel this bliss when messages previously experienced as critical or blaming begin to be seen for the gifts they are: opportunities to give to people who are in pain. #MarshallRosenberg

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Campbell suggested, 'What will they think of me?' must be put aside for bliss. We begin to feel this bliss when messages previously experienced as critical or blaming begin to be seen for the gifts they are: opportunities to give to people who are in pain. #MarshallRosenberg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 24, 2026
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The Greeks understood this relationship between man and the machinations of the universe. Their tragedies taught us that we need to learn raw humility in the fickle face of fate. #DerrenBrown

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The Greeks understood this relationship between man and the machinations of the universe. Their tragedies taught us that we need to learn raw humility in the fickle face of fate. #DerrenBrown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 24, 2026
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Moderns aren't only more in love with success, they are far more likely to kill themselves when they fail. #TheSchoolOfLife

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Moderns aren't only more in love with success, they are far more likely to kill themselves when they fail. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 23, 2026
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Postmodernism has [...] either become or given rise to one of the least tolerant and most authoritarian ideologies that the world has had to deal with since the widespread decline of communism and the collapses of white supremacy and colonialism. #HelenPluckrose

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Postmodernism has [...] either become or given rise to one of the least tolerant and most authoritarian ideologies that the world has had to deal with since the widespread decline of communism and the collapses of white supremacy and colonialism. #HelenPluckrose — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 22, 2026
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You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both. #RalphWaldoEmerson

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You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both. #RalphWaldoEmerson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 21, 2026
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This exposure [through travelling] to different cultural values and metrics then forces you to reexamine what seems obvious in your own life and to consider that perhaps it's not necessarily the best way to live. #MarkManson

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This exposure [through travelling] to different cultural values and metrics then forces you to reexamine what seems obvious in your own life and to consider that perhaps it's not necessarily the best way to live. #MarkManson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 17, 2026
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A tragic view of modernity in which this is impossible: industrial society, powered by flaming carbon, contains the fuel of its own destruction. But the tragic view is incorrect. Ausubel notes that the modern world has been progressively decarbonizing. #StevenPinker

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A tragic view of modernity in which this is impossible: industrial society, powered by flaming carbon, contains the fuel of its own destruction. But the tragic view is incorrect. Ausubel notes that the modern world has been progressively decarbonizing. #StevenPinker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 17, 2026
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LABELING: Assigning global negative traits to yourself or others (often in the service of dichotomous thinking). I'm undesirable, or He's a rotten person. #JonathanHaidt

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LABELING: Assigning global negative traits to yourself or others (often in the service of dichotomous thinking). I'm undesirable, or He's a rotten person. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 16, 2026
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Lack of love from parents often motivates their children to go searching for love in other relationships. This search is often misguided and leads to further disappointment. #GaryChapman

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Lack of love from parents often motivates their children to go searching for love in other relationships. This search is often misguided and leads to further disappointment. #GaryChapman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 15, 2026
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It is not acceptable for a scholar to say, You have shown me convincing evidence that my claim is wrong, but I still feel that my claim is right, so I'm sticking with it. When scholars cannot rebut or reconcile disconfirming evidence, they must drop their claims #JonathanHaidt

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It is not acceptable for a scholar to say, You have shown me convincing evidence that my claim is wrong, but I still feel that my claim is right, so I'm sticking with it. When scholars cannot rebut or reconcile disconfirming evidence, they must drop their claims #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 14, 2026
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I will participate, but not as asked #JennyOdell

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I will participate, but not as asked #JennyOdell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 10, 2026
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Stay away from it (cryptocurrency). It's a mirage, basically... The idea that it has some huge intrinsic value is a joke in my view. #WarrenBuffett

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Stay away from it (cryptocurrency). It's a mirage, basically... The idea that it has some huge intrinsic value is a joke in my view. #WarrenBuffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 10, 2026
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But the low rungs span the whole political spectrum, and the vortex affects the whole country. I didn't understand at the time that the same ecosystem changes that had disabled the high-rung immune system on the right could do the very same thing much closer to home. #TimUrban

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But the low rungs span the whole political spectrum, and the vortex affects the whole country. I didn't understand at the time that the same ecosystem changes that had disabled the high-rung immune system on the right could do the very same thing much closer to home. #TimUrban — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 9, 2026
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Savvy institution designers must therefore identify both the surface goals to which people give lip service and the hidden goals that people are also trying to achieve. Designers can then search for arrangements that actually achieve [the deeper and surface goals.] #RobinHanson

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Savvy institution designers must therefore identify both the surface goals to which people give lip service and the hidden goals that people are also trying to achieve. Designers can then search for arrangements that actually achieve [the deeper and surface goals.] #RobinHanson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 8, 2026
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A breakdown is not merely a random piece of madness or malfunction; it is a very real--albeit very inarticulate--bid for health and self-knowledge. #TheSchoolOfLife

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A breakdown is not merely a random piece of madness or malfunction; it is a very real--albeit very inarticulate--bid for health and self-knowledge. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 7, 2026
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What he ought to do for the individual is to turn personal troubles and concerns into social issues and problems open to reason--his aim is to help the individual become a self-educating man, who only then would be reasonable and free. #CWrightMills

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What he ought to do for the individual is to turn personal troubles and concerns into social issues and problems open to reason--his aim is to help the individual become a self-educating man, who only then would be reasonable and free. #CWrightMills — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 5, 2026
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I did not know I was to spend the rest of my life getting Singapore not just to work but to prosper and flourish. #LeeKuanYew

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I did not know I was to spend the rest of my life getting Singapore not just to work but to prosper and flourish. #LeeKuanYew — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 3, 2026
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We positively require a set of constraining conventions that artificially induce better ways of dealing with other people. Politeness is not mere decoration. It is directed at dealing with a major human problem: we need manners to restrain the beast inside. #TheSchoolOfLife

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We positively require a set of constraining conventions that artificially induce better ways of dealing with other people. Politeness is not mere decoration. It is directed at dealing with a major human problem: we need manners to restrain the beast inside. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 3, 2026
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The stars matter in our lives because they offer a consoling encounter with grandeur, because they invite a helpful perspective on the brevity and littleness of human existence. #TheSchoolOfLife

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The stars matter in our lives because they offer a consoling encounter with grandeur, because they invite a helpful perspective on the brevity and littleness of human existence. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 2, 2026
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