“Always do right. It will please some people and astonish the rest.”
Mark Twain, quoted in the Financial Times
“By indignities men come to dignities.”
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“What is a long life but a nightmare of endless repetition?”
Gore Vidal, quoted in Salon.com
“A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.”
Helen Keller, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal
“The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything.”
Susan Sontag, quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“People living deeply have no fear of death.”
Anaïs Nin, quoted in the Melbourne Age
“Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
James Baldwin, quoted in The Huffington Post
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Why quitting your job is so difficult in JapanUnder the Radar Reluctance to change job and rise of ‘proxy quitters’ is a reaction to Japan’s ‘rigid’ labour market – but there are signs of change
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Gavin Newsom and Dr. Oz feud over fraud allegationsIn the Spotlight Newsom called Oz’s behavior ‘baseless and racist’
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‘Admin night’: the TikTok trend turning paperwork into a partyThe Explainer Grab your friends and make a night of tackling the most boring tasks
