"Being a person's true friend means endorsing the untruths he holds dearest."

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Source : Robert Wright (1994). “The Moral Animal: Evolutionary Psychology and Everyday Life”, Pantheon

Robert Wright

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“I don't really like to write anywhere but my own apartment. I send a lot of text messages to myself as email when I'm not at home. My texts are usually like, "If I ever break up with my boyfriend I want to date a very angry rapper."”
“To many people, 'biodiversity' is almost synonymous with the word 'nature,' and 'nature' brings to mind steamy forests and the big creatures that dwell there. Fair enough. But biodiversity is much more than that, for it encompasses not only the diversity of species, but also the diversity within species.”

Source : "Of Pandas and Peas: Saving the Diversity Within Species". www.huffingtonpost.com.
“I run or hike three to four times per week and believe that an "everything in moderation" approach to dieting is the best way to keep your mind and body healthy and your taste buds happy.”

Source : "Actor Ian Anthony Dale: On Being Stereotyped, His Deep-Fried Childhood, and Letting Failure Make You Stronger". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I feel comfortable in Spanish, I chat like a parrot, but I don't have the confidence in Spanish that I do in English.”
“In my heart, I know I haven't been the best person, the best quarterback for the Steelers, I'm not talking just on the field, I'm talking off the field.”

Source : "Roethlisberger: 'I was dumb, young and immature'". www.foxnews.com. June 10, 2010.
“Marine protected areas, and particularly no-take zones, are very effective in allowing regeneration of fish stocks.”
“Heâ€™d protect me and shelter me forever. But I was beginning to realize that being sheltered came at a price.”
“The world's flattery and hypocrisy is a sweet morsel: eat less of it, for it is full of fire. Its fire is hidden while its taste is manifest, but its smoke becomes visible in the end.”

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