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“First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to be true, but obvious and insignificant; finally it is seen to be so important that its adversaries claim that they themselves discovered it”

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“Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve”

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“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”

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“If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.”

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“Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.”

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“Belief creates the actual fact.”

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“Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.”

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“Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.”

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“The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour.”

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“To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.”

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“In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important as remembering.”

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