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213 Quote(s) Found

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The Global Soul is proud of her ability to feel at home anywhere and yet dreads turning a corner and finding her fragile sense of equanimity torn from her.

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By trusting someone, we also acknowledge his or her capability to be trusted in some respect.

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As we plunge into a new world of infinitely connectible and accessible information, we risk losing our means and ability to go beneath the surface, to think deeply.

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Throughout history, humans have overestimated their abilities and their wisdom. But hubris is risky.

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To ensure a future for our past and exploit the disorder of our day, we must be able to think for ourselves. Will we?

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…our ability to sustain the memory of a skill… over time and distance and then replicate the behavior for one’s own purposes, is a crucial and uniquely human capacity.

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Being able to ask for help is a display of strength and confidence. It shows an understanding of your abilities and an awareness of what’s happening around you.

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When you’re trying to level up, it’s easy to psych yourself out by focusing on everything you don’t know. But you’ve go to have faith in your ability to figure it out.

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There is an unbroken intellectual line between symbolic reasoning and the ability to create culture.

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In almost every way it can be tested, chronic stress hurts our ability to learn.

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