"Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure."

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Source : Oliver Sacks (2015). “Gratitude”, p.14, Pan Macmillan

Oliver Sacks

#Beautiful Quotes #Adventure Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Just because you're a different size doesn't mean you're sitting on the couch eating bonbons all day long watching TV.”
“You never have to second guess a person or your feelings and instincts about that person if you pay attention to their actions, not solely their words - actions always speak louder.”
“A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.”
“Other psychological theories say a good deal about compensation.”
“There is a big logical jump between acknowledging the destructive nature of hyperinflation and arguing that the lower the rate of inflation, the better.”
“Consciousness... I think we should think of it as something we do.”

Source : "You Are Not Your Brain: Interview With Alva Noe, Ph.D". Interview with Deepak Chopra on Sirius XM Radio, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 25, 2009.
“Beneath the greatest love lies a hurricane of hate.”
“Human history began with an act of disobedience and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience”

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