"Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals."

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Source : "Altruistic groups, selfish people win". Interview with Zinta Lundborg, www.postandcourier.com. May 5, 2012.

E. O. Wilson

#Selfish Quotes #Winning Quotes #Groups Quotes

“I read the different translations of the Bible they had and really just dove into it, almost so I could prove it all right.”

Source : Source: theindiespiritualist.com
“God is a wild man...should you encounter him...hang on for dear life-or let go for dear life is a better way to say it.”
“Good design is a great combination of common sense, unusual imagination, clarity of purposeâ€“with a prerequisite knowledge of structure, values, color, aesthetic insight and a deep reverence for the love of life.”
“No government which governs by the use of force can survive except by force. There is no going back because force begets force and the perpetrators of crimes live in fear that they might become victims in their turn.”

Source : Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo (2001). “The Road to Freedom: A Collection of Speeches, Pastoral Letters, and Articles from 1997-2001”
“The first year with ABT I learned 13 new roles. Most were lengthy ballets, more complicated than I was used to. I have suffered from tendinitis since I was 13, and it flared up again until the pain was paralyzing. There were times I prayed I'd be sick so I wouldn't have to go on.”
“Jazz has the ability to absorb & transform influences from diverse musical styles.”
“But here steps in Satan, the eternal rebel, the first freethinker and the emancipator of worlds. He makes man ashamed of his ***** ignorance and obedience; he emancipates him, stamps upon his brow the seal of liberty and humanity, in urging him to disobey and eat of the fruit of knowledge.”

Source : Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin (2009). “God and the State”, p.10, Cosimo, Inc.
“I'm a ballplayer. I know how hard the game is... and anybody that makes it in the Hall of Fame, I support. They become a member of our special fraternity.”

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