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This is a fundamental view of the world. It says that when you build a thing you cannot merely build that thing in isolation, but must repair the world around it, and within it, so that the larger world at that one place becomes more coherent, and more whole; and the thing which you make takes its place in the web of nature, as you make it. ↗

— Christopher Alexander

#becomes #build #cannot #coherent #fundamental

Thus the same object may supply a practical perception to one person and a speculative one to another, or the same person may perceive it partly practically and partly speculatively. ↗

— Samuel Alexander

#may #object #partly #perceive #perception

Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#evil #exist #good #whereas #without

I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant. Nothing has changed. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#changed #controversial #figure #i #kid

When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#admire #author #note #piece #read

Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy. ↗

— Sai Baba

#another #energy #greatest #healing #help

Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of risk and the world in our continent was another world of risk. ↗

— John Ashcroft

#beyond #continent #our #prior #risk

You shall find out how salt is the taste of another man's bread, and how hard is the way up and down another man's stairs. ↗

— Dante Alighieri

#bread #down #find #hard #how

He listens well who takes notes. ↗

— Dante Alighieri

#notes #takes #well #who

A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done. ↗

— Fred Allen

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