"Our whole evolution up to this point shows that human groups spontaneously evolve patterns of behavior, as well as patterns of training people for that behavior, which tend on balance to lead people to create rather than destroy. Humans are, on net balance, builders rather than destroyers."

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Source : Julian Lincoln Simon (1998). “The Ultimate Resource 2”, p.75, Princeton University Press

Julian Simon

#People Quotes #Training Quotes #Balance Quotes

“You know, life is long. My shooting career is long.”
“Ballet.something pure in this crazy world”
“Even if any given terminology is aÂ reflectionÂ of reality, by its very nature as a terminology it must be aÂ selectionÂ of reality; and to this extent it must function also as aÂ deflectionÂ of reality,”

Source : Kenneth Burke (1966). “Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method”, p.45, Univ of California Press
“It seems an insult to the night to speak of purpose and intent, when this common moment is so brimming full of blessed design tranquility. All things follow their course.”
“I don't judge people who just hit "play," but I would judge myself if I did that. I wouldn't feel like I was earning my money, I'd feel like I was putting one over on people. I have to play the notes.”

Source : "The GQ&A: Miike Snow Doesn't Just Hit 'Play'". Interview With Lauren Larson, March 10, 2016.
“I give myself the green light to move forward, and to joyously embrace the new.”
“Concrete poets continue to turn out beautiful things, but to me they're more visual than oral, and they almost really belong on the wall rather than in a book. I haven't the least idea of where poetry is going.”
“Muslim brothers be damned; they're our greatest enemies. You know yourself that I'm a Muslim, even a fanatical Muslim. But that does nothing to alter my opinion of the Arabs.”

Source : "The Shah and I: The Confidential Diary of Iran's Royal Court, 1968-77". Book by Asadollah Alam, p. 330, 1991.

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