"What right do we have to claim, as some might, that human beings are the only inhabitants of our planet blessed with an actual ability to be "aware"? The impression of a "conscious presence" is indeed very strong with me when I look at a dog or a cat or, especially, when an ape or monkey at the zoo looks at me. I do not ask that they are "self-aware" in any strong sense (though I would guess that an element of self-awareness can be present). All I ask is that they sometimes simply feel!"

Source : "The Emperor's New Mind". Book by Roger Penrose, 1989.

Roger Penrose

#Dog Quotes #Strong Quotes #Zoos Quotes

“God's delight is received upon surrender, not awarded upon conquest.”
“If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it.”
“I didn't know I was depressed until years later. Actually, I went to the Minirth-Meier Clinic for ADD. I got tested for ADD. So, that's nice. It's nice to know you got ADD. So, that puts you on medication. Did that for years. Then got tested for clinical depression. So, finally when they tell you this, you go, 'ahhh, this is great.' So, now this explains events in your life and how you handle them. But our society frowns on it and they don't want their heroes to have these issues, but unfortunately I do.”
“Wherever I fly from my own dear nest, I always come back, for home is the best.”

Source : Maud Lindsay (2010). “Mother Stories”, p.22, Heart of Dixie Publishing
“When you are able to make a living with your job as an artist, that means you have an audience and you have to thank this audience.”
“There is nothing like having your hands on a keyboard. Or an acoustic piano. Those are the things you can't really replace.”

Source : Source: www.washingtontimes.com
“I believe we're all in denial about the people we love.”
“I will always find something that I want to try and become better at. I always love to spend more time with my friends, more time with my family, my extended family. I always want to read more books.”

Source : "Connie Neilsen proves she's no Hollywood eye candy" by Mark Tutton, www.cnn.com. August 6, 2008.

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