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Diversity

November 30th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #
Society promotes diversity but becomes less diverse over time.
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Running for Walking

November 23rd, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

It hurts to walk
…That’s why you run!

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Sleeping

November 13th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

Sleeping is like dying only to come back.

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World Changes

November 6th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #
Change the world, but don't let it change you.
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Walls Have Ears

November 5th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

The walls have ears. The windows have eyes. The doors have teeth.

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Expecting

October 17th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

To want something but not expect it is not to have it.

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Defying Physics

October 16th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #
It takes knowledge to defy the laws of superstition.
It takes the lack-thereof to defy the laws of physics.
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Judging Open Minds

October 13th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #
Judging an open mind is like throwing a rock through an open window.
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Motives

October 12th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #
We envision heroes as those who act without motive but become suspicious of people who actually have no motive.
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Peace

September 26th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

When your mind is at peace, your mind isn’t doing anything and you are doing nothing and it is the same thing a mind does when it is dead.

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Monkey Bars

September 25th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

Sense of achievement is what you feel the first time you are able to skip every other monkey bar. Sense of age is what you feel when you realize you can reach the monkey bars without jumping.

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Fearing Death

September 20th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #
The problem with fearing death is you won't know it if it happens.
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The River

August 28th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

Be the rock that holds against the river or the water that flows with the current but not the fish that dies swimming upstream.

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Solid Beliefs

August 22nd, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

Forming beliefs is to go insane, and then come back from it.

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Flawlessness

August 4th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

Flawlessness is subjective; flaws are not.

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Untapped Potential

July 29th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

Potential that refuses to be tapped is potential that was never there to begin with.

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Ignoring Someone

July 26th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #
Just because someone ignores you doesn't mean they aren't listening.
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Running Out of Luck

July 20th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #

If you run out of luck, just borrow someone else’s.

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Out There

July 19th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #
There's nothing out there.
Everything's already in here.
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Good Enough

July 9th, 2009 | Posted by pftq in Thought of the Day | #
Saying something is good enough when it could be better is like cutting your life short because you're satisfied with what you've already experienced.
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