"We survive on novelty, so much less demanding than commitment."

-- Mikhail Lermontov

#Commitment Quotes #Novelty Quotes

“The big picture, I think, is that common ancestry is evidentially prior to natural selection in Darwin's theory and in contemporary evolutionary biology as well.”

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“I can have my goals, and I can have my dreams. My goal is to make the finals and improve my position. I want to run all decent races. I don't want to look back and say I ran a terrible race.”
“Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true. There is, I believe, no other way to live.”

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“You always worry and you always fear what's next. But you eventually just push forward knowing you can't really do much about getting rid of the anxiety. You see people get pets after their kids leave the house because they're so used to having something around to dote on and worry about.”

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“Capitalism is a social cancer. It has always been a social cancer. It is the disease of society. It is the malignancy of society.”
“Writing, to be memorable, must be done in a state of impassioned serenity.”
“It gives me real concern to observe ... that you should think it necessary to distinguish between my personal and public character, and confine your esteem to the former.”
“The mind is the source of all experience, and by changing the direction of the mind, we can change the quality of everything we experience.”

Source : Eric Swanson, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (2010). “The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness”, p.102, Random House

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