"The distinctive contribution that metaphysics makes to our understanding of reality is first that it considers questions about features of reality that the sciences don't, such as the intrinsic nature of causation or the dynamic character of temporal experience."

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Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com

L.A. Paul

#Character Quotes #Reality Quotes #Understanding Quotes

“If there is in this world a well-attested account, it is that of vampires. Nothing is lacking: official reports, affidavits of well-known people, of surgeons, of priests, of magistrates; the judicial proof is most complete. And with all that, who is there who believes in vampires?”
“Askin what happened to the feelin that her and me had, I pray so much about it, need some knee pads.”
“Learn to be calm and you will always be happy.”
“Individual talent is too sporadic and unpredictable to be allowed any important part in the organization society. Social systems which endure are built on the average person who can be trained to occupy any position adequately if not brilliantly.”

Source : Stuart Chase (1948). “The Proper Study of Mankind ...: An Inquiry Into the Science of Human Relations”, New York : Harper
“As you and I walk the pathway Jesus walked, let us listen for the sound of sandaled feet. Let us reach out for the Carpenter's hand. Then we shall come to know Him.”
“No 'we' should be taken for granted when the subject is looking at other people's pain.”
“You can't become a winner overnight, or even in a couple of years-it takes time... You will lose races and you will have to accept that, learn from it and believe that you'll win the next one, knowing that you'll probably lose that as well. All the time you have to keep believing that one day you will win.”
“You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world.”

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