"Man is not above nature, but in nature."

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Source : Ernst Haeckel (1897). “The evolution of man: a popular exposition of the principal points of human ontogeny and phylogeny”

“Why try to be someone you're not? Life is hard enough without adding impersonation to the skills required.”
“The study of letters is the study of the operation of human force, of human freedom and activity; the study of nature is the study of the operation of non-human forces, of human limitation and passivity. The contemplation of human force and activity tends naturally to heighten our own force and activity; the contemplation of human limits and passivity tends rather to check it. Therefore the men who have had the humanistic training have played, and yet play, so prominent a part in human affairs, in spite of their prodigious ignorance of the universe.”
“Of course, I was a head coach at high school for 15 years, so as far as on the field stuff it's the same but for college football it's off the field experience you got to get used to. It was a great learning experience for me, I learned a lot and I feel very prepared coming in here.”
“I've been working hard on [Ulysses] all day," said Joyce. Does that mean that you have written a great deal?" I said. Two sentences," said Joyce. I looked sideways but Joyce was not smiling. I thought of [French novelist Gustave] Flaubert. "You've been seeking the mot juste?" I said. No," said Joyce. "I have the words already. What I am seeking is the perfect order of words in the sentence.”
“But “no” is the button that keeps us on.”

Source : Kevin Ashton (2015). “How To Fly A Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery”, p.68, Random House
“I'm looking at celebrities who are relevant or who want to participate in some of our more adventurous ideas. I've often said we're not just about hemlines, we're about headlines. I love the idea that as a monthly magazine, we can break news stories.”

Source : Source: wwd.com
“I've been very fortunate as a composer to be involved with projects that have really propelled my scores forward. I'm very proud of it.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.”

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