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There is much that science doesn't understand, many mysteries still to be resolved. In a Universe tens of billions of light-years across and some ten or fifteen billion years old, this may be the case forever. We are constantly stumbling on new surprises ↗

— Carl Sagan

#learning #science #education

Balla come se nessuno stesse guardando, ama come se nessuno ti avesse mai ferito, canta come se nessuno stesse ascoltando, vivi come se il paradiso fosse sulla terra. ↗

— William W. Purkey

#life #paradiso #terra #life

Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing. ↗

— Dan Buettner

#happiness #life #life

They say, Find a purpose in your life and live it. But, sometimes, it is only after you have lived that you recognize your life had a purpose, and likely one you never had in mind. ↗

— Khaled Hosseini

#life

You’ll be fine. You’re 25. Feeling [unsure] and lost is part of your path. Don’t avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it. take a breath. You’ll be okay. Even if you don’t feel okay all the time. ↗

— Louis C.K.

#fine #life #okay #unsure #life

I've never really understood why people sleep. Wasting a third of your life and becoming vulnerable for almost 8 hours every night. Doesn't seem very appealing to me. ↗

— Banksy

#banksy #hours #life #night #people

Life's a party. So smile and eat shit and pretend it's fucking caviar. ↗

— Nenia Campbell

#life #sarcasm #humor

The person may have a scar, but it also means they have a story ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#life

When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away - even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#creative-writing #life #meaningless #meaninglessness #modern-life

Some people make a bad bed, they just have to lie in it. ↗

— Virginia Euwer Wolff

#hard-times #life #the-way-of-life #tough #life