We spend a great deal of time studying history, which, let's face it, is mostly the history of stupidity.

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"One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away."

- Stephen Hawking

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"I have noticed that even people who claim everything is predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it look before they cross the road."

- Stephen Hawking

Awareness

"Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up."

- Stephen Hawking

Awareness

"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious."

- Stephen Hawking

Awareness

"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."

- Stephen Hawking

Awareness

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"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward."

- Vernon Sanders Law

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"A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake."

- Confucius Kongzi

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"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way."

- Dale Carnegie

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"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

- Albert Einstein

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"Every defeat every heartbreak every loss contains its own seed, Its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time."

- Og Mandino

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