James James Morrison Morrison Weatherby George Dupree Took great Care of his Mother, Though he was only three. James James Said to his Mother, "Mother," he said, said he; "You must never go down to the end of the town, if you don't go down with me." James James Morrison's Mother Put on a golden gown. James James …

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First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left …

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if it doesn't come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don't do it. unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut, don't do it. if you have to sit for hours staring at your computer screen or hunched over your typewriter searching for words, don't do it. if you're doing it …

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Masculinity The root of identity For half of the world. — ML. Pre-thoughts Masculinity is often defined by its infamous subcategory: toxic masculinity. Even the idea that positive masculinity can exist is questioned by some, often by the argument towards a more gender-neutral society. However, such an argument is …

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Wrong password three times. Account locked, reset password. Password reset fails. — ML

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Ponder plunged on, because when you have dived off a cliff your only hope is to press for the abolition of gravity. — Ponder Stibbons, Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett, 2009

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"I have to admit to the view that all exercise for any purpose other than bodily health, the defence of the realm, and the proper action of the bowels is barbaric." — The Patrician, Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett, 2009

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Why? — Socrates

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You have to keep a dozen of your favourite problems constantly present in your mind, although by and large they will lay in a dormant state. Every time you hear or read a new trick or result, test it against each of your twelve problems to see whether it helps. Every once in a while there will be a hit, and people will …

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These three things - autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward - are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying. — Malcolm Gladwell - Outliers: The Story of Success, 2008

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