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We think we are significant. You make someone believe that you think that too, that you think they are significant, and they’ll do whatever you want, just to please you and confirm your belief. It’s as simple as that.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":67,"quote_text":68,"author_id":5,"source_id":8,"has_image":56,"author":69,"source":70,"quote_tag":71,"commentary":72},3028237,"When you are young, you are immense – then you shrink. Everything is possible at five, but what is left for you at forty? With every choice you make you renounce all the choices you could have made instead, and so you become smaller and smaller, each choice consuming you a little, burning your possibilities, until nothing is left of you. Death is a progressive shrinking that brings you from vastness to nothingness.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis poignant quote is attributed to Francesco Dimitri, an Italian philosopher and writer, although I could not pinpoint a specific source within his works. However, it reflects the existentialist sentiments prevalent in early 20th-century Europe, where artists and thinkers grappled with the meaninglessness of life amidst societal chaos.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, this quote seems to lament the inevitability of decline and death, but upon closer examination, it reveals a deeper critique of modernity's cult of choice. Dimitri is not merely bemoaning the loss of youth or the passing of time; he's highlighting how our very attempt to create ourselves through choices gradually erases our potential, turning us into smaller versions of what we once could have been.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, consider adopting a \"choice-reducing\" strategy: instead of constantly weighing and choosing between options, pause to acknowledge the possibilities you're giving up with each decision. By recognizing these trade-offs, you can begin to make more intentional choices that align with your core values, rather than perpetually shrinking your potential through an endless cycle of opting for one thing over another.",{"id":74,"quote_text":75,"author_id":5,"source_id":8,"has_image":56,"author":76,"source":77,"quote_tag":78,"commentary":49},3028231,"Chi alla Meraviglia chiude gli occhi, di Morte sente tredici rintocchi.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":80,"quote_text":81,"author_id":5,"source_id":82,"has_image":56,"author":83,"source":84,"quote_tag":85,"commentary":49},867325,"Crescere significa anche questo, diventare più soli. Non avere qualcuno da cui tornare a piangere, non avere qualcuno con cui poter litigare nella certezza che quel litigio non distruggerà l'amore: questi sono privilegi dell'infanzia, che gli adulti perdono.",2,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":87,"quote_text":88,"author_id":5,"source_id":82,"has_image":56,"author":89,"source":90,"quote_tag":91,"commentary":49},845179,"Tu osi colpire un Dio?\" ruggisce Uncino.Il punk gli dà una testata sul naso. \"Sono ateo, coglione.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"currentPage":93,"totalPages":93,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":94},1,10]