"The man who is extremely and dangerously hungry has no other interest but food. Capacities not useful for the satisfying of hunger are pushed into the background. 'But what happens to man's desires when there is plenty of food and his belly in chronically filled? At once, other (and higher) needs emerge and these, rather than the psychological hungers, dominate the organism."

-- Betty Friedan

#Men Quotes #Desire Quotes #Needs Quotes

“That which is not slightly distorted lacks sensible appeal; from which it follows that irregularity â€“ that is to say, the unexpected, surprise and astonishment, are a essential part and characteristic of beauty.”
“Solitude is the nurse of enthusiasm, enthusiasm is the true part of genius.”
“Every individual acts and suffers in accordance with his peculiar teleology, which has all the inevitability of fate, so long as he does not understand it.”
“I love no woman, for love is a serious business, not a jest.”

Source : Marie de France (2015). “Medieval Lays and Legends of Marie de France”, p.125, Xist Publishing
“In my case, I think people are surprised that I'm doing exactly what I said I was going to do when I ran, because that's not the typical politician.”
“Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.”
“Certein bodies... become luminous when heated. Their luminosity disappears after some time, but the capacity of becoming luminous afresh through heat is restored to them by the action of a spark, and also by the action of radium.”
“This morning the electricity came on for a few minutes, and when it did, Jonny said, "Hey, it's a black-on." This is what passes for humor around here.”

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