Category: quotes
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To want is to lack
“Want,‘ she told her, in a measured tone, ‘is an interesting word. It means lack. Sometimes if we fill that lack with something else the original want disappears entirely.” (Matt Haig, The Midnight Library) What’s something that you’ve always wanted? Personally, ever since I can remember I’ve wanted to have a big family. Having moved…
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When you really know who you are and what you like about yourself, changing for others isn’t such a big deal.
Has anyone watched Community? Last time i watched the show, I completely binged the series. For a goofy show filled with eccentric characters there are oddly some beautiful, yet simple quotes. The quote I present here is made by none other than the most amazing philosopher, Abed. Sometimes it’s so difficult to think of change.…
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Is such a thing as an Emerald made worse than it, was if it is not praised?
I have been trying to get into reading philosophy. Its soemthign that i loved growing up, im always ready to be engaged in a lively “what is the meaning of life” debate, but somehow i always found excuses to not read. So this quote was found from the great Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, who was…
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Brave, not Perfect
While listening to podcasts, I came across this simple line by Reshma Saujani. I could’ve done better. There were so many times I lost the beauty of an experience because I felt that I could’ve done better. Why is it that when we are trying to accomplish something we think not of what we’re doing…
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“Love can mean almost nothing or absolutely everything” – Diane Ackerman
I’m not even going to try touching on the subject of love. But I found this quote, and I just thought that it says so much by saying so little.
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