"Particular individuals do not recur, but their building blocks do."

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Source : John Henry Holland (1995). “Hidden order: how adaptation builds complexity”, Addison-Wesley Longman

John Henry Holland

#Block Quotes #Building Quotes #Individual Quotes

“But don't forget my ideas are only what's been written down in history by the great people of the world who've gone before. All I've done is condense the wisdom of the world into an attitude for athletics. Athletics aren't just running, it's a way of life”
“Bisexuality is the proportional representation of sexuality in a world where most of us - straight or gay - operate a first-past-the-post system.”
“Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions”
“You can't say I'm going to become a painter in the same way you say I'm going to become a dentist. Or maybe you can nowadays. But it's an endeavor.”
“A thousand times, when the train slowed or stopped, I thought of jumping off. I wanted to die in a ditch. I wanted to disappear. I wanted a different history and geography. In rhythm with the wheels I said I want I want I want I want I stayed on the train.”

Source : Lewis Nordan (1992). “Music of the Swamp”, Algonquin Books
“It is hard enough for anyone to map out a course of action and stick to it, particularly in the face of the desires of one's friends; but it is doubly hard for an aviator to stay on the ground waiting for just the right moment to go into the air.”

Source : Glenn H. Curtiss (1912). “The Curtiss Aviation Book”
“Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts or happenings. It consist mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever flowing through one's head.”
“The secret of learning to be sick is this: Illness doesn't make you less of what you were. You are still you.”

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