"It is with our entire past ... that we desire, will and act ... from this survival of the past it follows that consciousness cannot go through the same state twice. The circumstances may still be the same, but they will act no longer on the same person ... that is why our duration is irreversible."

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Source : Henri Bergson (2014). “Creative Evolution”, p.13, Lulu Press, Inc

Henri Bergson

#Past Quotes #Survival Quotes #Desire Quotes

“How the hell can a person go to work in the morning And come home in the evening and have nothing to say”

Source : Song: Angel from Montgomery
“Not everything made you stronger. It was possible to survive, yet still be crippled for your trouble. Sometimes it was okay to run away, to skip the test, to chicken out. Or at least to get some help.”
“Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.”
“I don't think anyone's a failure as long as they're still innocent. Just a little. They may lose everything good in them but as long as they believe just a little in something very small, they're still innocent. To fail is to lose every bit of innocence.”
“A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.”
“We cannot talk with [animals] as we can with human beings, yet we can communicate with them on mental and emotional levels. They should, however, be accorded equality in that they should receive both compassion and respect; it is unworthy of us to exploit them in any way.”

Source : Rebecca Hall (1983). “Animals Are Equal: An Exploration of Animal Consciousness”, HarperCollins
“The antidote to climate change is community.”
“Fighting George Foreman is like being in the street with an 18-wheeler coming at you.”

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