"As a species we are always hungry for new knowledge."

--

Chaim Potok

#Hungry Quotes #Species Quotes

“It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.”

Source : William Wilberforce (1871). “A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country, contrasted with real Christianity. Complete ed”, p.2
“Those with a high level of confidence may have as many or more weaknesses than those with low self-esteem. The difference is this; instead of dwelling on their handicaps, they compensate for them by dwelling on their strengths.”
“If you are weak in the endgame, you must spend more time analysing studies; in your training games you must aim at transposing to endgames, which will help you to acquire the requisite experience.”

Source : Mikhail Botvinnik (2012). “Botvinnik: 100 Selected Games”, p.11, Courier Corporation
“A good design is not a democratic consensus.”
“To the being of fully alive, the future is not ominous but a promise; it surrounds the present like a halo.”
“Mozart didn't need a scheme for his music. He played and sang with the heavenly lightness of a child.”
“I like this other world, this forgetting of myself. The actor works in order to escape, not to find himself. You become an actor by leaving yourself, and then you have to keep acting. How tragic!”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I told him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.”

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