"Science has an uncomfortable way of pushing human beings from center stage. In our prescientific stories, humans began as the focal point of Nature, living on an Earth that was the center of the universe. As the origins of the Earth and of mankind were investigated more carefully, it became clear that Nature had other interests beyond people, and the Earth was less central than previously hoped. Humankind was just one branch of the great family of life, and the Earth is a smallish planet orbiting an unexceptional sun quite far out on one arm of a run-of-the-mill spiral galaxy."

-- Seth Lloyd

#Running Quotes #People Quotes #Stories Quotes

“There are people who help you in life. I've been given a helping hand, and that's why I feel it's my duty to help younger artists.”
“We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.”
“I was not a Southern California girl. I hated having my photograph taken. I felt shy and embarrassed around famous people.”
“Handguns are a public-health problem.”
“Continue seeking God with seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be wanting Him.”
“How can someone say they're successful if they're not happy doing their work?”

Source : "Job Satisfaction vs. a Big Paycheck" by Phyllis Korkki, www.nytimes.com. September 11, 2010.
“Men are jealous of every woman, even when they donâ€™t have the slightest interest in her themselves.”
“When you enter a mindset, you enter a new world. In one world (the world of fixed traits)Â success is about proving youâ€™re smart or talented. Validating yourself. In the other (the world of changing qualities)Â itâ€™s about stretching yourself to learn something new. Developing yourself.”

Source : Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.15, Random House

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