"So, in the interests of survival, they trained themselves to be agreeing machines instead of thinking machines. All their minds had to do was to discover what other people were thinking, and then they thought that, too."

-- Kurt Vonnegut

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Survival Quotes

“Take care of yourself mentally, physically, and spiritually so that you can take care of the world.”
“I want to give up every single day of my life, but I can't. I'm obsessed.”
“A universe capable of giving birth to many such accidents is-- blind or not-- a good world to live in, a promising universe.”

Source : Clarence Day, Jr. (2004). “This Simian World”, p.70, 1st World Publishing
“TAKE A DEEP BREATH EVERY MORNING; SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEALTH. THE ALTERNATIVE IS UNBELIEVABLY TOUGH.”

Source : Gary Jobson (2011). “Gary Jobson: An American Sailing Story”, p.126, Nomad Press
“One last toast, to our friend, Owen Hart. We'll never forget you, buddy.”
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
“I've always had a really developed sense of justice. As a child, I would rotate my dolls' dresses for fear that they might come alive at midnight and one of them would always have the best dress on. Whatever it was that made me worry about my dolls I suppose has paid off in my career because, really, an actor is all about empathy and imagination. And those are the cornerstones of activism.”
“A good argument, like a good dialogue, is always a proof of life, but I'd much rather go and read a book.”

Source : "Ali Smith: Style vs content? Novelists should approach their art with an eye to what the story asks". www.theguardian.com. August 18, 2012.

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