"We are built to be effective animals, not happy ones."

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Source : Robert Wright (2010). “The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology”, p.390, Vintage

Robert Wright

#Animal Quotes #Not Happy Quotes

“Fortunately for mankind the brain in a life of action turns more to the matter in hand than to conjuring up the chances of the future.”
“You can never have enough guitars. It's like women and shoes... it's nice to have different paints on your palette.”
“Edwards said he would like to be remembered for the impact he has had on the lives of his players. In this business we are judged by wins and losses in the media. I don't discount that, but I've never concerned myself much with that . . . except that it helps me stay employed.”
“There is no practice more dangerous than that of borrowing money”
“Maybe it has something to do with being a reporter for a long time that I don't look to newspapers and television and so forth for inspiration most of the time.”
“I believe in luck. My luck's real streaky.”
“What? It's my job as best friend to make sure he's not a serial killer. Â Or an English major, not sure which one's worse.”

Source : Shelly Crane (2011). “Significance: A Significance Novel”, p.205, Kiss Me Publications, LLC
“I have been waiting twenty years for someone to say to me: "You have to fight fire with fire" so that I could reply, "That's funny-I always use water."”

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