"Much of human history has consisted of unequal conflicts between the haves and the have-nots."

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Source : Jared Diamond (2017). “Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies”, p.78, W. W. Norton & Company

Jared Diamond

#Conflict Quotes #Humans Quotes

“I always say artists must broaden their research. I go to casinos, fly fishing, to show apartments in new residential buildings, watch fairs, the football, ikebana courses, survival expeditions, Dungeons & Dragons nights, and it doesn't matter which of these I personally want to do â€” that is my job. Thatâ€™s true research; otherwise, it would be a bit like masturbating.”
“Different shades of life make the painting more beautiful.”
“I love coming home to Melbourne. The first thing I do is have a coffee. It's just so much better here than anywhere else. It's better than in Italy and I travel a lot. I crave it.”
“I love the Underworld movies because the vampires arent automatically evil, yet neither are they basically humans with fangs.”
“There are two types of pain, the one that breaks you and the one that changes you. In the gym, pain is felt as a result of weakness leaving the body. Physical pain is the glue of transformation and the pain of progress. The more you endure the harder it gets to accept the thought of failure.”

Source : FaceBook post by Greg Plitt from Oct 23, 2014
“I dare you all to write one more thing that you won't say to my face.”
“If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge.”
“In the distance, the gestures of animals look human, the gestures of human beings bestial.”

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