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“In human evolution, the development of bipedalism clearly came a long way before significant increases in brain size – we walked the walk before we could talk the talk.”
― Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History
― Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History

“Pay as much attention to the things that are working positively in your life as you do to those that are giving you trouble.”
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“These frailties of chance are unspeakable, they render nothing out of nothing, devastate with their random pickings; who shall gain, who shall lose, it all seems so monstrous.”
― The Vagabond's Breakfast
― The Vagabond's Breakfast

“Old boy, in this life there will always be a certain amount of shit to be shovelled. I really would urge you to buy a long-handled spade and simply get on with it.”
― An Irish Country Doctor
― An Irish Country Doctor

“Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving one’s home.”
― The Fran Lebowitz Reader
― The Fran Lebowitz Reader

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