"The various processes of belief acquisition which are native to a species include ones which may allow for the reliable pick-up of information, which, in turn, allows individual members of the species to successfully negotiate their environment and satisfy their various desires."

-- Hilary Kornblith

#Desire Quotes #Acquisition Quotes #May Quotes

“Earnestness and sincerity are synonymous.”
“A man's home may seem to be his castle on the outside; inside is more often his nursery.”
“I'm mostly surprised by the fact he's still alive; given that people have been trying to silence him for almost fifty years, he really shouldn't be. Aged thirty, Abdellatif [LaÃ¢bi's ] was kidnapped from his home in Rabat by plainclothes policemen, bundled into the back of an unmarked car, driven to a dingy gaol, and tortured for days on end.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“The same process that makes AA so effectiveâ€”the power of a group to teach individuals how to believeâ€”happens whenever people come together to help one another change. Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.”
“Basic anatomy. That has got to be the ongoing frustration: Why can't my fingers do what I want them to do? Not being able to play what I hear in my head - that is the ultimate source of frustration.”

Source : "Joe Satriani : Riff By Riff". Book by Rich Maloof, 1994.
“How can one not succumb and allow one's courage to fail when everything is shut tight, when all meaningful things are walled up, and when you constantly knock against bricks, as against the walls of a prison?”

Source : Bruno Schulz, Jonathan Safran Foer, David Goldfarb (2008). “The street of crocodiles and other stories”, Penguin Classics
“The world is a mirror and reflects back your expectations. What you get is what you see.”
“The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.”

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