"Natural Selection never made it come to pass, as a habit of nature, that an unsupported stone should move downwards rather than upwards. It applies to no part of inorganic nature, and is very limited even in the phenomena of organic life."

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Source : Chauncey Wright (2003). “Philosphical Discussions”, p.108, A&C Black

Chauncey Wright

#Moving Quotes #Stones Quotes #Habit Quotes

“The more wakeful a man is to the things which surround him, the more asleep is he, and his waking is worse than his sleep.”
“The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.”

Source : Jean Rostand (1962). “The substance of man”
“There are likewise three kinds of dancers: first, those who consider dancing as a sort of gymnastic drill, made up of impersonal and graceful arabesques; second, those who, by concentrating their minds, lead the body into the rhythm of a desired emotion, expressing a remembered feeling or experience. And finally, there are those who convert the body into a luminous fluidity, surrendering it to the inspiration of the soul.”
“As a kid, I loved to play centerfield. I loved to make diving catches.”
“On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.”
“If I've done anything I'm sorry for, I'm willing to be forgiven.”
“Television doesn't make stars. It's the written media, the press, that makes stars.”
“Kinkade estimated that one of his paintings hung in every twenty homes in America. Yet the art world unanimously ignores or reviles him. Me included.”

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