"Any altruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is open to abuse by selfish individuals, ready to exploit it."

-- Richard Dawkins

#Selfish Quotes #Abuse Quotes #Individual Quotes

“I’m half crazy but I know the Devil real. I should know, I signed a record deal.”
“Flowers construct the most charming geometries: circles like the sun, ovals, cones, curlicues and a variety of triangular eccentricities, which when viewed with the eye of a magnifying glass seem a Lilliputian frieze of psychedelic silhouettes.”
“A mind at peace does not engender wars.”
“Was none who would be foremost To lead such dire attack; But those behind cried "Forward!" And those before cried "Back!”
“I wanted to pay tribute to my musical influences: Buffalo Springfield, Lightfoot, the Beatles, the Hollies.”
“Global warmers predict that global warming is coming, and our emissions are to blame. They do that to keep us worried about our role in the whole thing. If we aren't worried and guilty, we might not pay their salaries. It's that simple.”
“I think every singer should be able to jump in for a singer who has been sick, for instance, and learn an opera in two days. I know people who can do it.”
“The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty - it is the effectiveness of the teacher.”

Source : Harry K. Wong, Rosemary Tripi Wong, Chelonnda Seroyer (2009). “The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher”, Harry K Wong Publication

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