"Humanity could only have survived and flourished if it held social and personal values that transcended the urges of the individual, embodying selfish desires - and these stem from the sense of a transcendent good."

-- Arthur Peacocke

#Selfish Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Desire Quotes

“If I was coming into the business today, I wouldn't be in it. Knowing what I know, absolutely not.”

Source : Interview with Spence D., www.ign.com. January 09, 2003.
“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.”

Source : "On the Art of Business". Book by James Howard Merkel, Abdul Wahab Al-Falaij, p.66, February 1, 2004.
“People love fast. When you're fast people think you're smart, think your products are of higher quality, think your management is of higher quality, think that you're worth more and they're willing to pay more money for it. So, I'm really big into speed.”
“It is amazing how the public steadfastly refuse to attend the third day of a match when so often the last day produces the best and most exciting cricket.”
“The past is a palimpsest. Early memories are always obscured by accumulations of later knowledge.”

Source : Pat Barker (1996). “The Regeneration Trilogy”, Gardners Books
“I just wanted to quit running. My coach, Tracy Walters, took me aside and told me that I had an opportunity few people ever get. He said that I could inspire the whole team because I was so small and unathletic.”

Source : Interview with Mick Grant, John Molvar, www.youthrunner.com. January 12, 2011.
“Idealism is a fuel for living, and there is an absolute efficiency about how it motivates and propels us.”
“I am, of course, romanticizing; a chronic tendency of mine.”

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