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It is curious to reflect, for example, upon the remarkable legend of the Philosopher's Stone, one of the oldest and most universal beliefs, the origin of which, however far back we penetrate into the records of the past, we do not probably trace its real source. ↗

— Frederick Soddy

#beliefs #curious #example #far #for example

In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to needy students. ↗

— Hilda Solis

#community #delivering #i #mentoring #needy

The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim or die - if you are found wanting over a period of time, you've either got to change what you're doing or find something else to do. ↗

— Steven Soderbergh

#business #change #darwinian #die #doing

Optimism is not inherently a superior way of viewing the world. Certainly doctors will say it might be better for one's physical health to be an optimist. But, morally speaking it may not be appropriate in certain circumstances. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#better #certain #certainly #circumstances #doctors

Well, so far, at least, my own ideas always take priority over those of other writers. As long as the well doesn't run dry, I imagine this will be the case. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#case #dry #far #i #ideas

I've sorta learned that I'm so tired of taking myself so seriously. It's so great to show up at work and truly enjoy every word you say. ↗

— Ian Somerhalder

#every #great #i #learned #myself

Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma. ↗

— Cathy Freeman

#between #had #i #really #serious

Any child may go through periods during which they become less outspoken with their parents or teachers. But girls, like boys, live in many different worlds - they have their friends and their classroom and their parents - and within these different domains, they may have different levels of expressiveness. ↗

— Christina Hoff Sommers

#become #child #classroom #different #different levels

I don't think anyone will deny that girls are academically superior as a group. ↗

— Christina Hoff Sommers

#anyone #deny #group #i #superior

Existence is no more than the precarious attainment of relevance in an intensely mobile flux of past, present, and future. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#existence #flux #future #intensely #mobile