"Nature is capable of building complex structures by processes of self-organization; simplicity begets complexity."

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Source : Victor J. Stenger (2010). “God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist”, p.132, Prometheus Books

Victor J. Stenger

#Self Quotes #Organization Quotes #Simplicity Quotes

“This is perhaps the greatest moral challenge Jesus left us: We all do pretty well in love when the persons we are loving are warm and gracious, but can we be gracious and mellow in the face of bitterness, jealousy, hatred, withdrawal? That's the litmus test of love.”
“Life is a series of triumphs and disappointments. Once you harness the disappointments, your triumphs will be greater.”
“The words you say to yourself create your self image.”

Source : Rhonda Britten (2003). “Fearless Loving”, p.49, Penguin
“Irony ... may be defined as what people miss.”
“Life's face is never the same though we may look at it for all eternity.”
“People naturally long for a bit of the wealth that is whorling all around them, and if the work and education available to them won't get them closer to the comforts that they see others enjoying, the temptation to take shortcuts can be fierce.”

Source : "The whorl of poverty". Interview with Elizabeth Taylor, www.chicagotribune.com. May 18, 2012.
“In San Francisco, vulgarity, "bad taste," ostentation are regarded as a kind of alien blight, an invasion or encroachment from outside. In Los Angeles, there is so much money and power connected with ostentation that is no longer ludicrous: it commands a kind of respect. For if the mighty behave like this, then quiet good taste means that you can't afford the conspicuous expenditures, and you become a little ashamed of your modesty and propriety.”
“Why set your heart on a piece ofearth,seek out the source which shines forever.”

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