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    It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is," on the one hand, and "ought," on the other hand.

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If you close your eyes, you could just as well imagine me to be vintage Ali MacGraw, circa 1968.

If you close your eyes, you could just as well imagine me to be vintage Ali MacGraw, circa 1968.

by Sandra Bernhard Found in: Existence Quotes,
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Dubito ergo cogito; cogito ergo sum.(I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am)

Dubito ergo cogito; cogito ergo sum.(I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am)

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I feel bad that I don't feel worse.

I feel bad that I don't feel worse.

by Michael Frayn Found in: Existence Quotes,
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Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

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I noticed an almost universal trait among Super Achievers, and it was what I call Sensory Goal Vision. These people read more

I noticed an almost universal trait among Super Achievers, and it was what I call Sensory Goal Vision. These people knew what they wanted out of life, and they could sense it multidimensionally before they ever had it. They could not only see it, but also taste it, smell it, and imagine the sounds and emotions associated with it. They pre-lived it before they had it. And the sharp, sensory vision became a powerful driving force in their lives.

by Stephen Devore Found in: Existence Quotes,
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There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old read more

There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old address book.

by Carson Mccullers Found in: Existence Quotes,
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Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

by Jimi Hendrix Found in: Existence Quotes,
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As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Existence Quotes,
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To be human means to feel inferior.

To be human means to feel inferior.

by Alfred Adler Found in: Existence Quotes,
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