"It is a feature of human nature to give what we most wish to receive."

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Source : "The Luminaries". Book by Eleanor Catton, August 2013.

Eleanor Catton

#Giving Quotes #Wish Quotes #Human Nature Quotes

“You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.”
“When I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about breaking records anymore, you do not think about gaining scientific data. The only thing you want is to come back alive”

Source : "Austrian daredevil breaks sound barrier jumping from space". "7.30" with Leigh Sales, www.abc.net.au. October 15, 2012.
“The 'secret of life' is BELIEF. Rather than genes, it is our beliefs that control our lives. PSYCH-K is a set of simple, self-empowering techniques to change your beliefs and perceptions that impact your life at a cellular level.”
“We expect kids to go straight from Shel Silverstein to William Shakespeare. There needs to be a bridge of relatable, fun, rhythmic verse that gets kids to cross over, so to speak, so they can appreciate Mary Oliver and Naomi Shihab Nye and Langston Hughes.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths.”
“Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life.”
“The life of the wood, meadow, and lake go on without us. Flowers bloom, set seed and die back; squirrels hide nuts in the fall and scold all year long; bobcats track the snowy lake in winter; deer browse the willow shoots in spring. Humans are but intruders who have presumed the right to be observers, and who, out of observation, find understanding.”

Source : Ann Zwinger (1970). “Beyond the Aspen Grove”, p.9, Big Earth Publishing
“Through this additional support, we must renew our commitment to provide talented young people with the opportunity to build scientific careers based on their curiosity, the same opportunity that was provided to me when I began my work.”

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