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Various quotations. In From up North’s inspiration galleries we present the latest of our findings from the wonderful world of design.

Various quotations

Amazing high quality artworks in various categories from great designers all over the globe. Quote by George Bernard Being happy… Sometimes I pretend to be normal… Aesop's Fables - Online Collection - 656+ fables - 25 Beautifully Illustrated Thought-Provoking Questions. 405 Flares Facebook 137 Twitter 5 Google+ 194 StumbleUpon 1 Pin It Share 68 68 405 Flares × A question that makes you think is worth asking… At the cusp of a new day, week, month, or year, most of us take a little time to reflect on our lives by looking back over the past and ahead into the future.

25 Beautifully Illustrated Thought-Provoking Questions

We ponder the successes, failures and standout events that are slowly scripting our life’s story. This process of self reflection helps us maintain a conscious awareness of where we’ve been and where we intend to go. It is pertinent to the organization and preservation of our dreams, goals and desires. Remember, these questions have no right or wrong answers.

Here’s a sample of 25 recent thought questions posted on the site: Few extra questions Thank you for visiting, we hope you find our site, enjoyable, informative and educational. Funny Quotes. 88 Important Truths I’ve Learned About Life. Everyone gets drilled with certain lessons in life.

88 Important Truths I’ve Learned About Life

Sometimes it takes repeated demonstrations of a given law of life to really get it into your skull, and other times one powerful experience drives the point home once forever. Here are 88 things I’ve discovered about life, the world, and its inhabitants by this point in my short time on earth. 1. You can’t change other people, and it’s rude to try. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. A Zen student came to Bankei and said: "Master, I have. A Zen student came to Bankei and said: "Master, I have an ungovernable temper.

A Zen student came to Bankei and said: "Master, I have

How can I cure it? " "Show me this temper," said Bankei, "it sounds fascinating. " "I haven't got it right now," said the student, "so I can't show it to you. " "well then," said Bankei, "bring it to me when you have it. " "But I can't bring it just when I happen to have it," protested the student. The Egg. The Egg By: Andy Weir You were on your way home when you died.

The Egg

It was a car accident. Grand Theft Auto and the Problem of Evil. Welcome to Overthinking It, the site that subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve.

Grand Theft Auto and the Problem of Evil

There's much more where this came from, so if you like this article: Niko Bellic has libertarian free will in different area codes. Matt’s recent post on morality in first person shooters provoked my thoughts more than a little bit. And it got me thinking about Grand Theft Auto, always something of a lightning rod for videogame morality. Specifically, it had me thinking about the scenario all the pundits kept kicking around back when GTA3 first came out: the fact that, in that game, you can hire a prostitute, have sex with her in the back of your car, pay her, then jump out of the car and beat her to death with a baseball bat, and take your money back off her corpse. The interesting thing about the prostitute scenario is that it’s up to you. There are two other worlds, two other moral universes, that we ought to consider here.

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