"Faith is a very powerful force in the history of humanity. So I greatly respect different kinds of faith. Just as I think diversity is a really good thing genetically, it's also a good thing societally."

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Source : "Can Neanderthals Be Brought Back from the Dead?". Interview with Philip Bethge, Johann Grolle, www.spiegel.de. January 18, 2013.

George M. Church

#Powerful Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Diversity Quotes

“Show me a good sportsman and I'll show you a player I'm looking to trade.”
“But I love you, sir: And when a woman says she loves a man, The man must hear her, though he love her not.”
“Everything comes down to Dollars”
“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.”
“Approach or come: refers not to the physical act of coming, but to the mental attitude; the heart is mentioned for sincerity. When they sincerely promise not to fight against you, do not pursue them. Remember that if they had fought against you, your difficulties would have been increased. Their neutrality itself may be a great advantage to you. So long as you are satisfied that they are sincere and their acts support their declarations of peace with you, you should not consider yourself justified in pursuing them and warring against them.”

Source : Abdullah Yusuf Ali (2004). “The Meaning of the Holy Qu'ran”, Amana Pubns
“Fragile egos are put on the line every day.”
“It is a feature of human nature to give what we most wish to receive.”

Source : "The Luminaries". Book by Eleanor Catton, August 2013.
“People who are angry at themselves sometimes blame others. It's a sign of immaturity.”

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