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“We live in a world where we don’t see the ramifications of what we do to others because we don’t live with them. It would be a whole lot harder for an investment banker to rip off people with subprime mortgages if he actually had to live with the people he was ripping off.
If we could see one another’s pain and empathize with one another, it would never be worth it to us to commit the crimes in the first place.”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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“Nelson Mandela once said, 'If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.' He was so right. When you make the effort to speak someone else's language, even if it's just basic phrases here and there, you are saying to them, 'I understand that you have a culture and identity that exists beyond me. I see you as a human being”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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There was no stepfather in the picture yet, no baby brother crying in the night.  It was me and her, alone. There was this sense of the two of us embarking on a grand adventure. She'd say things to me like, "It's you and me against the world." We were a team."
- Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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"People are willing to accept you if they see you as an
outsider trying to assimilate into their world. But when they see you as a fellow tribe member attempting to disavow the tribe, that is something they will never forgive."
-Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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“Language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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“Comfort can be dangerous. Comfort provides a floor but also a ceiling.”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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“Were I the Moor I would not be Iago.
In following him I follow but myself;
Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty,
But seeming so for my peculiar end.
For when my outward action doth demonstrate
The native act and figure of my heart
In compliment extern, ’tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at. I am not what I am”
― Shakespeare William , Othello

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“I understand a fury in your words
But not your words.”
― William Shakespeare, Othello

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"My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.
To you I am bound for life and education:
My life and education both do learn me
How to respect you. You are the lord of duty,
I am hitherto your daughter."
(Desdemona, Othello)

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"Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial."
(Cassio, Othello)

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“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving."
(Iago, Othello)

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“Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens to the which our wills are gardeners.”
(Iago, Othello)

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“Were I the Moor I would not be Iago.
In following him I follow but myself;
Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty,
But seeming so for my peculiar end.
For when my outward action doth demonstrate
The native act and figure of my heart
In compliment extern, ’tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at. I am not what I am”
(Iago, Othello)

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“The first thing I learned about having money was that it gives you choices. People don’t want to be rich. They want to be able to choose. The richer you are, the more choices you have. That is the freedom of money.”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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“Happiness is only real when shared”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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“And his unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love.”
― William Shakespeare, Othello

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"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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“It is easy, when you are young, to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, to assume that if you want something badly enough, it is your God-given right to have it.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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“But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That’s what was great about them. They tried. Not many do.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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“Hours slide by like minutes. The accumulated clutter of day-to-day existence — the lapses of conscience, the unpaid bills, the bungled opportunities, the dust under the couch, the inescapable prison of your genes — all of it is temporarily forgotten, crowded from your thoughts by an overpowering clarity of purpose and by the seriousness of the task at hand.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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“He was right in saying that the only certain happiness in life is to live for others...”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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“All true meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon, what it means to you.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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“It may, after all, be the bad habit of creative talents to invest themselves in pathological extremes that yield remarkable insights but no durable way of life for those who cannot translate their psychic wounds into significant art or thought."
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

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“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“It was the pure Language of the World. It required no explanation, just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time. What the boy felt at that moment was that he was in the presence of the only woman in his life, and that, with no need for words, she recognized the same thing. He was more certain of it than of anything in the world. He had been told by his parents and grandparents that he must fall in love and really know a person before becoming committed. But maybe people who felt that way had never learned the universal language. Because, when you know that language, it's easy to understand that someone in the world awaits you, whether it's in the middle of the desert or in some great city. And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one's dreams would have no meaning.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward that dream. That’s the point at which most people give up. It’s the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“When you possess great treasures within you and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“There was a language in the world that everyone understood, a language the boy had used throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at the shop. It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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These quotes demonstrate how our stories our told because they either directly or indirectly mention the importance of language. The contrast between Q1 and Q2 illustrate that even if words are not understood, there are other aspects of communication that are inherently recognizable. Q4 deems this concept "the universal language" which I believe is how our stories our told.

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These quotes demonstrate how others play a role in our stories because they mention the impact that other people have on our choices and our well-being. Q1 and Q2 both pertain to familial ties and how they affected the development of a character while Q3 and Q4 assert that seeking the love of others is at the root of every purpose.

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All these quotes assert that intrapersonal connection through language is how others are able to tell our stories. Q2 specifically states that you almost have no control over your reputation, which answers the larger question. We never really let others tell our stories, they perceive a version of us that is doesn't always coincide with reality and language spreads that perception like a Californian wildfire.

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These quotes assert that in the instances in which we wish for our stories to be told, we do it in order to leave a legacy or establish credibility. While Q2 here contradicts the previous Othello quote in the last question, it demonstrates that Cassio relied on others sharing a tainted perception of him in order to climb up military ranks. Now that reputation has been tainted in a less flattering way, and he knows word will spread which may jeopardize his future.

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These quotes assert that purposes range due to both internal and external factors. Some may not have a purpose in mind due to their location of birth (a Cambodian native wouldn't want to be President of Canada) and many are too afraid to abandon safety and chase a farfetched dream. These examples both constitute life experience and their influence on how you pursue a chosen purpose.

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These quotes assert that your purpose (or lack thereof) often dictates the trajectory of your life. Q4 hypothesizes that having a purpose realized is the sole reason for one's fulfillment. Whether or not you agree with this assertion, this collection of quotes establishes that your purpose is the lens in which you view life.

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These quotes illustrate the contradictory nature between the opposing purposes of individuals. I think Q2 is the best example of this, Othello and Iago have goals that contradict one another's purpose, but neither of them backs down from pursuing their purpose. The fact of the matter is that the pursuit of your dream has consequences on those around you, especially once your dream is realized.

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These quotes assert that your choice to pursue your decision will set you on a path that you shouldn't abandon. Q3 is the best example of this, Chris Mccandless felt that his life could go one of only two ways. Either he pursued his passion or conformed to society's expectations. For him, the choice was obvious, but many of us choose security and abandon our purposes due to the sentiments expressed in Q1.