William GibsonWe have no future because our present is too volatile. We have only risk management. The spinning of the given moment's scenarios. Pattern recognition.
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The most important thing in life is to be happy and be healthy. We all want to be happy and we all want to be healthy, but we cannot achieve that if we do not work on our present situation. The present is always changing and what we do for the future depends on what we do for the present. The most important thing in life is to focus on the moment and not think about what will happen later.
Source: Pattern Recognition
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