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To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality i

To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. – George Santayana

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Happiness is the only sanction of life where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment. – George Santayana

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Happiness
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George Santayana
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Each religion, by the help of more or less myth which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny. – George Santayana

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Religion
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George Santayana
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Ive been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and Ive come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks. – Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Thats what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. Its a positive feedback cycle. – Linus Torvalds

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By allowing the positive ions to pass through an electric field and thus giving them a certain velocity, it is possible to distinguish them from the neutral, stationary atoms. – Johannes Stark

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Either positive or negative comments are good because it shows I am still relevant. – Justin Guarini

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