"You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep-seated need to believe." - Carl Sagan
"Naturally, the master in parliaments, in schools, and in newspapers makes the most desperate efforts to prevent us from realizing our slavery. From our early years we are taught that our country is the land of the free." - George Bernard Shaw ( This is how world chaos is caused by breeding unreasonable national patriotism whereas the priority should be for peaceful world co-existence)
"Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stick clerk." - J.C. Penney
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds…" - Samuel Adams
"Consider this: Negative attitudes are bad for you. And gratitude, it turns out, makes you happier and healthier. If you invest in a way of seeing the world that is mean and frustrated, you're going to get a world that is, well, more mean and frustrating. But if you can find any authentic reason to give thanks, anything that is going right with the world or your life, and put your attention there, then statistics say you're going to be better off."
WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF DEPRESSION? "Happiness isn't the opposite of depression -- resilience is, according to psychologist Peter Kramer. Think of the people you most admire -- many of them didn't get where they are just by sailing through life without any negative experiences or failures. Most of them distinguished themselves by their ability to get right back up every time they fall, a truism reflected in countless inspirational quotations on the power of perseverance."
How to Change When Change Is Hard :"Find a bright spot and clone it. That's the first step to fixing everything from addiction to corporate malaise to malnutrition. problem may look hopelessly complex. But there's a game plan that can yield movement on even the toughest issues. And it starts with locating a bright spot -- a ray of hope."
The One Thing They Carried With Them
"If you had to quickly flee both your home and country, what one possession would you make sure you take with you? It's a question that reveals a lot about your life and values, and, unfortunately, is one that many people around the world actually have to answer. NYC-based photographer Brian Sokol has been working on a project supported by the UN Refugee Agency titled "The Most Important Thing." It consists of portraits of refugees in which the subjects pose with the one thing they couldn't let go of when running away from home."
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