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<h1>Quotes</h1>

<p><a href="/quotes/desiderata.txt">Desiderata by Max Erhmann</a> is a beautiful piece of writing that I like very much. As a complete atheist, it's as close as I have to a piece of writing to guide me through life.</p>

<blockquote>
    "It's hard to make sense of the movie when you're in the starring role"<br>
    - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXwozor5qz8" rel="noopener">Jacqueline by Circa Waves</a> (this is one of the weirder music videos I know of)
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<blockquote>
    "If you think that you are going to love something, give it a try. You're going to kick yourself in the butt for the rest of your life if you don't. Sometimes chasing a dream is how we discover who we really are."<br>
    - A random passage from Typeracer, combined with a line from <a href="https://medium.com/@kemenatan/gender-desire-vs-gender-identity-a334cb4eeec5" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gender Identity vs Gender Desire</a>
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<blockquote>
    "Billions of years of evolution and history and development lead to me having a breakdown over my online homework"<br>
    - Daphne, 2020
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<blockquote>
    "Don't create problems - for problems will arrive on their own."<br>
    - Unknown
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<blockquote>
    "Value de-escalation of conflict. Respect identities, interests and boundaries without making public judgment. Act honestly and in good faith. Don't debate people's lived experiences, even if you disagree with their conclusions."<br>
    - An excerpt from a code of conduct that was shared on Discord
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<blockquote>
    "Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people."<br>
    - some random person on Reddit
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<blockquote>
    "Welcome Time Travellers! This is 2023 where you can find yourself locked out of your toothbrush after too many failed password attempts."<br>
    - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36133661">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36133661</a>
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<blockquote>
    "Things haven't gotten better, but time has passed"<br>
    - <a href="https://youtu.be/qZ8YcNxx4M8?si=Xfa37e8yPjLwtgts&t=1027">Jack Edwards</a>
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