"The most altruistic and sustainable philosophies fail before the brute brain stem imperative of self-interest."

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Source : Peter Watts (2006). “Blindsight”, p.48, Macmillan

Peter Watts

#Philosophy Quotes #Self Quotes #Brain Quotes

“When you're single again, at the beginning you're very optimistic and you say, 'I want to meet someone who's really smart, really sweet, really sensitive.' And six months later you're like, 'Lord, any mammal with a day job.”
“Bloodletting on my premises that I ain't approved I take as a ***** affront. It puts me off my feed.”
“Iâ€™m a big fan of the whip... That snake whip was awesome!”
“Being a reader is sort of like being president, except reading involves fewer state dinners, usually. You have this agenda you want to get through, but you get distracted by life events, e.g., books arriving in the mail/World War III, and you are temporarily deflected from your chosen path.”
“She looked at me for real and saw I was serious. She saw I knew she was for me like you know that tomorrow morning the sun will rise.”
“One element of Madonna's career that really takes center stage is how many times she's reinvented herself. It's easier to stay in one look, one comfort zone, one musical style. It's inspiring to see someone whose only predictable quality is being unpredictable.”
“Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.”
“Every time you hear a bell ring, it means that some angel's just got his wings.”

Source : "Fictional character: Clarence". "It's a Wonderful Life", www.imdb.com. 1946.

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