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Modern society has evolved to the point where we counter the old-fashioned fatalism surrounding the word 'cancer' by embracing the idea of the Uber-mind - that our will possesses nearly supernatural powers.

~Abraham Verghese

Topics: Cancer Counter Embracing Evolved Fatalism Idea Modern Modern Society Nearly Old-Fashioned Our Point Possesses Powers Society Supernatural Surrounding Where Will Word

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I just hope that more people will ignore the fatalism of the argument that we are beyond repair. We are not beyond repair. We are never beyond repair.

~Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Topics: Argument Beyond Fatalism Hope Ignore Just More More People Never People Repair Will

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There's nothing wrong with making the best of one's declining years, but what does annoy me is the fatalism. Now that we're seriously in range of finding therapies that actually work against ageing, this apathy, of course, becomes an enormous part of the problem.

~Aubrey De Grey

Topics: Actually Against Ageing Annoy Apathy Becomes Best Course Declining Does Enormous Fatalism Finding Making Me Nothing Now Part Problem Range Seriously Work Wrong Years

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The African Americans' story is one that seems to be a repeated commitment to a scenario for success and failure. With each failure, the blow is that much more traumatizing until finally one reaches a point where there is to some degree an internalization, skepticism, fatalism, and expectation that it isn't going to work.

~David Levering Lewis

Topics: African African Americans American Blow Commitment Degree Each Expectation Failure Fatalism Finally Going More Much Point Repeated Scenario Seems Skepticism Some Story Success Until Where Work

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Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

~David Viscott

Topics: Action Believe Fatalism Inclined Most People Providence Thought

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The challenge to Asia is to discard the dry, meatless bone of mysticism and fatalism.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Asia Bone Challenge Discard Dry Fatalism Mysticism

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Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.

~Geoff Mulgan

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