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Why do we love the idea that people might be secretly working together to control and organise the world? Because we don't like to face the fact that our world runs on a combination of chaos, incompetence and confusion.
Jonathan Cainer
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If life on Planet Earth was really supposed to be a picnic, we would all have been born clutching gingham tablecloths.
Jonathan Cainer
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It's easy to feel happy when things are going your way. The trick is to remain inspired in difficult situations. That's where life stops being a game of chance and becomes one of skill. That's when, if you can stay serene in the face of adversity, you get back on track in half the time it might otherwise take.
Jonathan Cainer
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Our brains are not capable of comprehending the infinite so, instead, we ignore it and eat cheese on toast.
Jonathan Cainer
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Passion is essential for a meaningful existence. Life is about what you feel.
Jonathan Cainer
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Nothing in this world is more powerful, or more dangerous, than the truth. That's why some people go to such lengths to avoid hearing it. It may also be why others strive so hard to keep their conversations empty. They wouldn't want to find themselves accidentally saying something meaningful that might bring about a change.
Jonathan Cainer
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In the absence of certainty, instinct is all you can follow.
Jonathan Cainer
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They say you should know your limits and work within them. But how can you really know your limits unless you try to expand them?
Jonathan Cainer
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The bad mood fairy comes to annoy you only when you are actually in a good position, but don't yet realise it!
Jonathan Cainer
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What distinguishes a human being from a computer? The ability to add up numbers? The ability to understand language? The ability to be logical? It is, of course, none of the above. It is the ability to play. Computers cannot have fun. They cannot fantasize. They cannot dream, they cannot experience emotion or summon intuition. These rare, precious qualities come naturally to every child on this earth yet they tend to be seen, by well meaning adults, as faults, foibles and failings. In pushing tiny toddlers to 'perform', we rob them of the ability to imagine.
Jonathan Cainer
