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You become who you are not because of what grows in your brain, but because of what is removed.
“A foreigner could be excused for thinking that to know set is to know English.”
― The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way
― The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way
“If a religion is a system of human norms and values that is founded on belief in a superhuman order, then Soviet Communism was no less a religion than Islam.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“He believed, as I do, that it is precisely by acting on our intentions and staying true to our values that we change the world.”
― Creativity, Inc.: an inspiring look at how creativity can - and should - be harnessed for business success by the founder of Pixar
― Creativity, Inc.: an inspiring look at how creativity can - and should - be harnessed for business success by the founder of Pixar
“It follows that in order to change an existing imagined order, we must first believe in an alternative imagined order.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“At a minimum the name should puzzle foreigners—this is a basic requirement of most British institutions—and ideally it should excite long and inconclusive debate, defy all logical explanation, and evoke images that border on the surreal. Among”
― The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way
― The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way
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