"I can't prove it, but I'm pretty sure that people gain a selective advantage from believing in things they can't prove."

-- Randolph M. Nesse

#Believe Quotes #People Quotes #Gains Quotes

“Let the consequences of your obedience be left up to God.”
“My work is being destroyed almost as soon as it is printed. One day it is being read; the next day someone's wrapping fish in it.”
“'Brave' is one of those words that has been bleached of most of its meaning these days, thanks to far too many appearances in the glaring light of ad slogans and corporate public relations. I never thought about anything as brave anymore; it just seemed like a flabby, glib cliche.”

Source : "Tim Hetherington, “Restrepo,” and Bravery" by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. April 21, 2011.
“Growing up with three boys in a heavily male-dominated world, I especially needed to express myself as a woman.”
“The best men are not consistent in good-- why should the worst men be consistent in evil.”

Source : Wilkie Collins (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Wilkie Collins (Illustrated)”, p.1910, Delphi Classics
“Mistakes are made in every other human endeavor. Why should nuclear weapons be exempt?”
“I mean, time for me, I can make it go slow or fast, however I please. That's how I know it doesn't exist.”

Source : "Jaden and Willow Smith on Prana Energy, Time and Why School Is Overrated". Interview with Su Wu, tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. November 17, 2014.
“Influence others positively by being a teacher, coach, counselor, or mentor.”

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