Self-reflection – Authenticity
“Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.” (Samuel Johnson)
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In Your Own Words…
In your own words, what is the main idea or theme expressed in the above quote by the 18th century English writer and moralist Samuel Johnson, and what does this idea have to do with acting wisely or being successful in life?
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” (Albert Einstein)
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Getting Personal
Have you ever wasted your time trying to be someone who you deep down came to realize was not really a true expression of you?
If so, what was it, why do you think you did this?
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Quotation AI Assistant
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INSIGHTS for SUCCESS
“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else – means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” (e.e. cummings)
“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” (Saul Bellow)
“I believe in my mask– The man I made up is me
I believe in my dance– And my destiny” (Sam Shepard)
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