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By Adam Rifkin

We can convince our minds to believe anything. Belief is more powerful than facts.

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The Year Is 1915 -- Just One Hundred Years Ago

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Always be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle. ~Plato

Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle.

Banksy Yesterday Today Tomorrow Instagram Charlie Hebdo Illustration is actually by Lucille Clerc.

“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled.”

Six things Darwin never said – and one he did

Not everything that counts can be counted. ~Albert Einstein

The science of sexy: 6 things that can make you irresistible - The Week

I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself. ~misattributed to Albert Einstein

To laugh often and love much... This is to have succeeded. ~Bessie Anderson Stanley, not Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Science Of "Happily Ever After": 3 Things That Keep Love Alive

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Who Tweeted First? The Messy Concept of Idea Ownership - 99U

If you are at peace, you are living in the present. ~Lao Tzu

Character is destiny. ~Lao Tzu

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for. ~Grace Hopper

Eat Popcorn, Be Immune to Advertising - Businessweek

Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body. ~George Carlin

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not a act, but a habit. - Aristotle

They asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "happy"................ ~John Lennon

10 Ways To Change For The Better -- Without Changing Your Mind

The 11 things that make someone fall in love with you:

How to make someone feel fantastic (or awful) about their entire life:

The Best Stories from 28 Musicians Who Turned Down Hit Songs

In my next life I want to live my life backwards. ~Sean Morey, not George Carlin

You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. ~misattributed to Bob Marley

Buddha on Happiness.

Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.

Mark Twain didn't actually say half the shit the Internet says he did. ~Mark Twain

Make your own luck...

"There is no valid way to rip off people’s designs and have it be ok." ~ @dhh

Would you be attracted to someone trying to kill you?

A Little Anxiety Will Help You Perform Optimally, But Too Much Is Debilitating - Business Insider

Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.

The Paradox of Our Age

The Business Man's Curse

What's the trick to a fantastic first date?

How to become great...

Can you turn stress into excitement?