"The formation of scales and of the web of harmony is a product of artistic invention, and is in no way given by the natural structure or by the natural behaviour of our hearing, as used to be generally maintained hitherto."

-- Hermann von Helmholtz

#Behaviour Quotes #Way Quotes #Hearing Quotes

“Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited.”
“What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the construction, the objects, the technology. It really adds up.”
“Kurds are like fire, if approached kindly they will warm you, if approached badly they will burn you”
“Little things are great to little men.”

Source : "The traveller. Or, a prospect of society". Poem by Oliver Goldsmith, 1764.
“Contraceptives unlock one of the most dormant, but potentially powerful assets in development: women as decision-makers. When women have the power to make choices about their families, they tend to decide precisely what demographers, economists, and development experts recommend. They invest in the long-term human capital of their families.”
“You can never tell what will happen to a theory before you can get around to using it.”
“It is a disturbing fact that Western civilization, which claims to have achieved the highest standard of health in history, finds itself compelled to spend ever-increasing sums for the control of disease.”
“When you know how to make money, you're obligated to.”

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