Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Lurid

–

causing shock or horror; vivid in a shocking way.

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Abject

–

completely without pride or dignity; very bad, unpleasant, or degrading.

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Miscellany

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a collection of various items or elements, typically of different kinds.

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Puerile

–

childish or silly; immature.

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Invective

–

abusive or insulting language.

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Erstwhile

–

former; in the past.

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Pabulum

–

bland or insipid intellectual fare; something that is overly simplistic.

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Acuity

–

sharpness or keenness, particularly in relation to the senses.

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Liminal

–

relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process.

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Desultory

–

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; erratic.

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The cave you fear to…

Joseph Campbell

No great thing is created…

Epictetus

Perfection is the enemy of…

Winston Churchill

The difference between successful people…

Warren Buffett

Do what you can, with…

Theodore Roosevelt

A ship is safe in…

William G.T. Shedd

The best way to predict…

Peter Drucker

We are what we repeatedly…

Aristotle

A candle loses nothing by…

James Keller

Everything we hear is an…

Marcus Aurelius

In 1991, a man in Pennsylvania bought a…

Studies have shown that rats can dream –…

A study found that judges are more likely…

High-heeled shoes were originally designed for and worn…

The origins of artificial banana flavouring are disputed,…

There’s a jigsaw puzzle so difficult that it…

A recent study found that people who don’t…

If a starfish is cut into pieces, each…

A recent study found that regularly eating citrus…

About 35% of people are now born without…