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The Alchemist

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The Alchemist Paulo Coelho  Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend. However, we don't all have the courage to confront our own dream. I ask myself: are defeats necessary? Well, necessary or not, they happen. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times. There are four obstacles that prevent us from confronting our dreams. 1- our personal calling to pursue our dreams is so deeply buried in our soul as to be invisible. But it's still there. 2-we're afraid of hurting those around us by abandoning everything in order to pursue our dreams. 3-fear of defeat 4-the fear of realizing the dream for which we fight all our lives. As if we don't deserve it. "each man kills the things he love" Everything has been written by the same hand Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself. So we, their hearts, speak more and more softly. We ne...

Angels and Demons

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Angels and Demons  Dan Brown "True science discovers God, waiting behind every door" "The battle between science and religion is still raging, Mr.Langdon, it has moved from the battle fields to the boards rooms, but it's still raging" "Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand" "logic by definition is bereft of moral responsibility"  "The goal of terrorism is to create terror and fear. Fear undermines faith in the establishment. It weakens the enemy from within.. Terrorism is not an expression of rage. It's a political weapon. Remove a government's façade of infallibility , and you remove its people's faith." "Never interrogate before you disable your prey.a cornered enemy is a deadly enemy" "Our minds sometimes see what our hearts wish were true"