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From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living agai

From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living against a background of foreigness (an indifferent Universe) and one of intimacy (a benevolent Universe) means the difference between a general habit of wariness and one of trust. – William James

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Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. – William James

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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. – William James

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If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system. – William James

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I have never grown out of the infantile belief that the universe was made for me to suck. – Aleister Crowley

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They cannot scare me with their empty spaces between stars — on stars where no human race is. I have it in me so much nearer home to scare myself with my own desert places. – Robert Frost

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If thats how it all started, then we might as well face the fact that whats left out there is a great deal of shrapnel and a whole bunch of cinders (one of which is, fortunately, still hot enough and close enough to be good for tanning). – Barbara Ehrenreich

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The universe never did make sense. I suspect that it was built on a government contract. – Robert A. Heinlein

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