"Man is a fraction of the animal world. Our history is an afterthought, no more, tacked to an infinite calender. We are not so unique as we should like to believe. And if man in a time of need seeks deeper knowledge concerning himself, then he must explore those animal horizons from which we have made our quick little march."

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Source : "African Genesis".

Robert Ardrey

#Believe Quotes #Unique Quotes #Men Quotes

“You can become an even more excellent person by constantly setting higher and higher standards for yourself and then by doing everything possible to live up to those standards.”
“It's like .Â .Â . time is flowing backward. We're caveman archeologists in the ruins of the future.”
“The wordy tale, once told, were hard to tell again.”
“My first car was a Chevy Cavalier. My dad somehow convinced me that it was a hot sports car because it was red.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Before too long I was playing badly out in some bars around Memphis, but as soon as I learned a few chords I started writing my own stuff.”
“I think we live in an era of problems that, if you step back and look at them globally, can't be solved. One response to that is, "Oh well, it's all hopeless. The natural world is getting wrecked, birds are disappearing, the planet is warming and so anything we might do on a smaller scale is meaningless."”
“I don't dispute Scientology can help people; I think that is a very important fact to keep in mind.”

Source : "Lawrence Wright on 'Going Clear'". Interview with Mark Guarino, www.chicagotribune.com. January 18, 2013.
“It takes long practice, yes. You have to work. Did you think you could snap your fingers, and have it as a gift? What is worth having is worth working for.”

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