"There are very fundamental reasons we live our lives in social networks, and if we really understood the role they're playing in our society, we would take better care of social networks and find ways to take advantage of their power to improve our society."

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Source : "TED 2010 | Nicholas Christakis: Does This Social Network Make Me Look Fat?". Interview with Kim Zetter, www.wired.com. February 12, 2010.

Nicholas A. Christakis

#Roles Quotes #Fundamentals Quotes #Care Quotes

“The 'will to power and independence' has become so ubiquitous that it is now considered normal.”
“I think you should know that real-life white people are not all as funny as the ones on 'Seinfeld'.”
“Once I became historically aware, I realized there are these formative moments of history tied around tragedy and disaster and sacrifice, that led people to survive and take stock and move on with some kind of notion of betterment.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Never say never, but there are not enough hours in the day!”

Source : Source: www.businessinsider.com
“[About the diaspora] Canaan is too small for God's children. The Land of Israel will spread through all lands!”

Source : "Der Dichter" (1910). "Alle Verk," X. 24,
“We learn simply by the exposure of living, and what we learn most natively is the tradition in which we live.”
“For me, few things are more compelling than watching a great opera.”
“It was important to me to be cool as a comedian. I didn't want to be a crowd-pleaser who sent out the vibe of, "I need you guys." I wanted to be so cool that the audience could leave and I would still be killing, that I didn't want to have to rely on them or need them. That really appealed to me.”

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