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Remoralizing Marriage: Dan Savage in Conversation with Andrew Sullivan at NYPL
Remoralizing Marriage: Dan Savage in Conversation with Andrew Sullivan at NYPL

How marriage equality is fortifying the “equality” part rather than compromising the “marriage” part.

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Intuition Pumps: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Dignity of Being Wrong and Art-Science of Making Fertile Mistakes
Intuition Pumps: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Dignity of Being Wrong and Art-Science of Making Fertile Mistakes

“The chief trick to making good mistakes is not to hide them — especially not from yourself.”

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Love Letter as Obituary: How To Praise Like Legendary Ad Man David Ogilvy
Love Letter as Obituary: How To Praise Like Legendary Ad Man David Ogilvy

“Many nice men are too dumb to be anything else.”

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Presence, Not Praise: How To Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Achievement
Presence, Not Praise: How To Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Achievement

Why instilling admiration for hard work rather than raw talent is the key to fostering a well-adjusted mind.

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Arianna Huffington on Redefining Success: 2013 Smith College Commencement Address
Arianna Huffington on Redefining Success: 2013 Smith College Commencement Address

“Money and power by themselves are a two-legged stool — you can balance on them for a while, but eventually you’re going to topple over.”

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Be All Your Selves: Joss Whedon’s 2013 Wesleyan Commencement Address on Embracing Our Inner Contradictions
Be All Your Selves: Joss Whedon’s 2013 Wesleyan Commencement Address on Embracing Our Inner Contradictions

“Identity is something that you are constantly earning. It is a process that you must be active in.”

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Be Like Water: The Philosophy and Origin of Bruce Lee’s Famous Metaphor for Resilience
Be Like Water: The Philosophy and Origin of Bruce Lee’s Famous Metaphor for Resilience

“In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature.”

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The Philosophy of Immortality
The Philosophy of Immortality

“Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.”

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How to Hone Your Creative Routine and Master the Pace of Productivity
How to Hone Your Creative Routine and Master the Pace of Productivity

“When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.”

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How Creativity in Humor, Art, and Science Works: Arthur Koestler’s Theory of Bisociation
How Creativity in Humor, Art, and Science Works: Arthur Koestler’s Theory of Bisociation

“The discoveries of yesterday are the truisms of tomorrow, because we can add to our knowledge but cannot subtract from it.”

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