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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. – Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See

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Im a method writer. In order to write about the emotion, I have to experience it. I get physically tired and exhausted, devoting hours and hours and hours to it. – Sherman Alexie

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I hate it when people dont recognize the work of women as being universal, or having any import to the world at large, as opposed to mens work, which is generally tends to be seen as more universal – mens writing about their own experience tends to be put in a broader context. – Ani DiFranco

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Most people go through life dreading theyll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. Theyve already passed their test in life. Theyre aristocrats. – Diane Arbus

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I would love to work in America. I wouldnt love to live there, but Id love to experience working there. – Daniel Radcliffe

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Whenever I go out, so many people who respect me ask me what to do in a certain situation. A lot of times, I didnt know the answers because sometimes I was going through the same sort of thing. But then later on, I would think of things that people told me. – Patti LaBelle

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One of the most destructive things thats happening in modern society is that we are losing our sense of the bonds that bind people together – which can lead to nightmares of social collapse. – Alexander McCall Smith

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