"Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the savannah and only survived against great odds by organising ourselves into groups which would have had a common purpose, giving morale and fortitude."

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Source : "Philip Roth was wrong" by Robert Winston, www.theguardian.com. December 16, 2005.

Robert Winston

#Men Quotes #Odds Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what they stood for and did agree with what the Republicans supported.”
“What you don't want is to repeat a formula over and over or impose a formula to a movie that...when you impose yourself and you impose a formula and you're not open to explore and to find what is right for the movie, I think you're doing a disservice to the story and what you're trying to express.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“You have your own perceptions as an artist because you're put on this planet to create mystery, but you're put here to unravel mysteries too.”
“Here is something Category-Theorists like: it is trivial, but not trivially trivial.”
“Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts. [Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]”
“A real hangover is nothing to try out family remedies on. The only cure for a real hangover is death.”
“I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a problem to have a blank wall.”
“Why don't they allow professional wrestling at the Olympics? They allow pro basketball players and hockey players. Olympic pro wrestling would be awesome. The team from Mexico could wear those Mr. X masks. The French wrestler could hit his opponent with a baguette. Or perhaps just surrender.”

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