This month's philosopher: Alessia Bhargava, MD'17, WG‘17
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Column Editor: Z. Colette Edwards, WG’84, MD’85
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Life Lessons:
- If I knew then what I know now, I would have … said “no” more frequently.
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If I knew then what I know now, I would not have …eaten that second McChicken. No matter what people say, there is no way two is cheaper than one.
Favorite Quotes:
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“Of course it was cause and effect, but in the necessity with which one follows the other lay all tragedy of life.”
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“Minds differ still more than faces.” ~ Voltaire
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“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ~ Maya Angelou
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“We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are — that is the fact.” ~ John-Paul Sartre
Recommended Reading:
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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
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High Price by Carl Hart
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Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
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Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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