"We are, first of all, not solitary creatures and second of all, we are deeply embedded in the lives of others. It's very easy to forget that and to engage in an atomistic fallacy - where we think that all we have to do is study the individual components of a system in order to understand the system. That's clearly not the case when it comes to social systems."

-- Nicholas A. Christakis

#Thinking Quotes #Order Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“This last month I have felt the burden of a city. Its great sorrow has pressed in on my soul. Its vice and sin have bowed me upon my knees in tears.”
“I always tell people go see something you don't know about. Something you didn't read a ton about on the internet. Something that you don't know what's going to happen because I think that kind of pleasure of finding something new and discovering it, creates a hunger in you.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“That's a hard question, because I started skating when I was three, so I don't really remember life before it, and I don't know what it is like not to work hard at something.”
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.”
“What happens is, when I perform, I'm somewhere else. I go back in time and get in touch with who I really am. I forget my troubles, my worries.”

Source : FaceBook post by Etta James from Jul 30, 2013
“Never underestimate those who you scar.”
“My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions.”
“Viewing the child solely as an immature person is a way of escaping comforting him.”

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