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Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

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No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

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I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws and frailties.

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A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern hemisphere, Easter is not associated with the energy and vitality of spring but with the more subdued spirit of autumn?

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Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.

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Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account.

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Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was someone who also demanded perfection from me.

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But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the less it will seem like a decision at all.

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Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives.

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So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing violence on TV and at the cinema, should we conclude that media violence is causing the drop in crime rates?

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Scientist

Born: Unknown

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