Quotes
Authors
Martin Nowak

"Many problems that challenge us today can be traced back to a profound tension between what is good and desirable for society as a whole and what is good and desirable for an individual. That conflict can be found in global problems such as climate change, pollution, resource depletion, poverty, hunger, and overpopulation."

Source : Martin Nowak, Roger Highfield (2012). “SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

Martin Nowak

#Profound Quotes #Challenges Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“Defense usually doesn't make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.”
“When it comes to the fundamental issues that humanity faces, I think that solutions involve shifting consciousness towards cooperation.”
“The struggles I'm facing, the chances I'm taking.Sometimes they knock me down, but, no, I'm not breaking.I may not know it, but these are the momentsI am going to remember most, just got to keep going.”
“The inclination of my life...has been to do things & make things which will give pleasure to people in new and amazing ways.”
“Why is it that a woman can see from a distance what a man cannot see close?”

Source : Thomas Hardy (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated)”, p.1764, Delphi Classics
“The Value-Added Tax, a sales tax that applies at every level of business transactions, is an easy tax for governments to collect, and a hard tax to evade.”
“My biggest fear in life is to be forgotten.”
“In terms of style, too, I think I've been working with a somewhat limited -- although intentionally limited -- set of tools. So I'm attempting to be a bit looser as I start stories off. To digress. To make interesting mistakes.”

You may also like: