"A living organism must be studied from two distinct aspects. One of these is the causal-analytic aspect which is so fruitfully applicable to ontogeny. The other is the historical descriptive aspect which is unravelling lines of phylogeny with ever-increasing precision. Each of these aspects may make suggestions concerning the possible significance of events seen under the other, but does not explain or translate them into simpler terms."

-- Gavin de Beer

#Two Quotes #Historical Quotes #Suggestions Quotes

“Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.”
“The functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.”
“Seeks to grow and improve oneself through creative activity, freely expressing oneâ€™s exuberant vitality, and through warm, supportive encouragement of others.”

Source : Stephen Arroyo, Jerilynn Marshall (1989). “Chart Interpretation Handbook: Guidelines for Understanding the Essentials of the Birth Chart”, p.36, Dubois Publishing
“My mom was a sub teacher her whole life. My aunt was a teacher her whole life. So that wasn't hard to do. Performing in front of people started when I was a child. My mom ran a theatre. So we were around it. Getting up in front of people has never been an issue. So I think once you get over that part of it, I'm happy to teach anybody anything.”
“If I were to run around the world playing just the cello concertos - and believe me, I love playing them - I would be counting my entire repertoire from year to year on my two hands.”

Source : "David Finckel and Wu Han". Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. July 11, 2012.
“So says the most ancient book of the Earth; thus it is written on its leaves of marble, lime, sand, slate, and clay: ... that our Earth has fashioned itself, from its chaos of substances and powers, through the animating warmth of the creative spirit, to a peculiar and original whole, by a series of preparatory revolutions, till at last the crown of its creation, the exquisite and tender creature man, was enabled to appear.”
“The Twenties have this sort of attitude where you never know whats around the corner.”
“I've never felt the need to be defined by a man.”

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