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If someone offers you a brownie, tell them that you'd rather be an astronaut.
"Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than that we possess ourselves."
— Gandalf
It is dangerous to think that power is a never-ending vacation.
Life seems to reward those who do anything — especially unpleasant things — to get their way more than the ones who adjust, and get over it.
Let us play the games of the mind before we get down to playing the games of the heart.
Act dumb, or smart, but never as yourself.
Some poisons pollute the body, others warp the mind, and the deadliest destroy the soul.
Could that have been a miracle?
There are times when we should laugh at ourselves, and times when we should weep.
Politeness ends, the instant probing and judging begins.
It starts with being ignored, and ends with being forgotten.
It's not your opinions people don't care about — It's you.
Violent love, gentle anger and invisible hatred.
When someone tells you that they are disappointed in you, respond with "So are my parents."
Someday, we shall realise in horror that we have only lived a single week.
An ungot joke is a dangling pointer in the mind of the hearer.
Laugh at everything, and then claim to be following Postel's Principle.
We spend the rest of our lives fruitlessly pursuing the highs of unadulterated childhood joy.
Why did the prude stop his ears?
Because he didn't want to equalise.
When someone offers you a drink, tell them that you only do prescription drugs.
I saw two different people feeding street dogs, and met a group of volunteers cleaning up a badly littered area.
Happy, proud and inspired.
Each of us, is at this moment, traveling on multiple journeys — to destinations unknown, till we return to all the places we started from.
We set out to conquer the world and realise that we need to keep conquering ourselves.
We are egalitarian, only in matters that do not threaten the security of our privilege.
When someone is mean to you, ask them whether it feels good.
When progressing in the right direction, it is dangerous to indulge in anything more than a reflective pause, and perhaps a momentary smile.
Level up, until the game is over.
Underwhelm, and then overcompensate.
Find life, before you lose it.
The ones who love us the most, are the easiest to hurt.
It's difficult to resist the temptation to sound like a smartass, but it's almost always worth resisting.
I hope you are happy.
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