The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Nous

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common sense or practical intelligence.

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Deference

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respectful submission or yielding to the judgment or opinion of others.

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Vaunted

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widely praised or boasted about, often excessively.

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Fatuous

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silly or foolish; lacking intelligence.

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Bailiwick

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a person’s area of expertise or authority.

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Purport

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to claim or profess, especially falsely.

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Intrepid

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fearless and adventurous; brave.

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Lurid

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causing shock or horror; vivid in a shocking way.

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Abject

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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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Life can only be understood…

Søren Kierkegaard

Not everything that is faced…

James Baldwin

Plans are only good intentions…

Peter Drucker

It does not matter how…

Confucius

He who has a why…

Friedrich Nietzsche

You are under no obligation…

Alan Watts

Imperfect action is better than…

Harry S. Truman

The cave you fear to…

Joseph Campbell

No great thing is created…

Epictetus

Perfection is the enemy of…

Winston Churchill

Marriage significantly raises the risk of being overweight,…

Approximately 25% of the population are ‘supertasters,’ experiencing…

In 1991, researchers at the University of Cambridge…

Horseshoe crabs have bright blue blood, which is…

A recent U.S. study found that IQ scores…

Evel Knievel holds the world record for the…

Research shows that swearing can reduce the perception…

In 1991, a man in Pennsylvania bought a…

Studies have shown that rats can dream –…

A study found that judges are more likely…