We observe pause on the macro and micro levels as a principle of life and leadership, a natural part of the continuum that catalyzes growth and transformation.

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The Ottoman dynasty did not observe primogeniture (the right of the first-born son to the throne), so in principle the throne was available to any imperial son.

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The topics of conversation included evolutionary theory, libertarian philosophy, and the anthropic principle, which holds that observations about the universe depend on the existence of a consciousness that can observe.

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