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I hear, 'It needs to be better.'",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3954292,"There's always a price for what you want.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":32,"source":33,"quote_tag":34,"commentary":9},3447633,"Cold allowed precision, heat threw caution aside and plunged in rampantly. Cold was the process of deliberation and planning, heat the result of unbridled passion. 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On one hand, he dismisses the idea that death is a reward for selfless acts, suggesting that this notion can lead to complacency or even cowardice in the face of adversity. On the other hand, he implies that people often fail to recognize the implications of their own mortality, which should motivate them to live more purposefully.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, consider reevaluating your motivations for pursuing a goal or cause. Instead of seeking external validation or rewards, focus on the intrinsic value and meaning it brings to your life.",{"id":49,"quote_text":50,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":51,"source":52,"quote_tag":53,"commentary":9},3447622,"I’m just guessing without a full autopsy, but I’d say that Rama here is considerably dead, and the cause probably an explosive carbine round to the head.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":55,"quote_text":56,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":57,"source":58,"quote_tag":59,"commentary":9},3447619,"It goes to the inaccuracy of statistics. Statistics say a man with one foot on a hot stove and the other on a block of ice is, on average, comfortable.” “This also makes no sense.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},3447615,"No hesitation, no qualms, move until you prevail or you cannot move anymore, whichever comes first.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":67,"quote_text":68,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":69,"source":70,"quote_tag":71,"commentary":9},3447612,"Consider the logistics of a god who has eight arms and three penises coupling with a goddess who has four arms and nine vaginas.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},3447606,"I’m the least among us when it comes to fighting, slower and older. But why I am still here is that I know that, and compensate for it. “Old and treacherous beats young and strong every time.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":31,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,10]