I give no sources, because it is indifferent to mewhether what I have thought has already beenthought before me by another.
– Ludwig Wittgenstein
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- Check other sources before believing mainstream media.Seek the truth. – AnneRae Vasquez
- Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness. – Malcolm Gladwell
- He thought of his wife, of his son, of his youth. He thought of life. He thought of death and then he thought of life again. – Teodor Flonta
- Thought before word. Never word before thought. – Suzy Kassem
- You cannot get before you give. Wood cannot give you warmth before you start the fires. – Debasish Mridha
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