E. O. Wilson Quotes
Cultural change is the statistical product of the separate behavioral responses of large numbers of human beings who cope as best they can with social existence.
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Wise choices can put us in control of situations where we might otherwise be tempted to compromise our principles. We cannot control all that happens to us; however, we can choose to be in control of our responses.
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Why should Bollywood accept me? I should accept Bollywood. I don't care if Bollywood has accepted me. I don't seek acceptance. I don't need to live up to anybody's expectations.
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It's always good to play tennis with a better player to bring out the best in you.
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Jay Cutler, he's a fine quarterback, but I think at times he gets a little nicked up.
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The various forms of intellectual activity which together make up the culture of an age, move for the most part from different starting-points, and by unconnected roads.
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Intolerance is alien to Hinduism.
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We had a tiny budget for 'The Greatest,' which was the opposite of 'Wall Street.' We just kind of went in and did it. You've got four or five takes and then you've got to move on. We didn't even have trailers to stay in or anything.
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I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.
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I don't want to sit around the house. I want to be out there. I want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That's me.
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I have a variety of styles. I don't stick to one particular style.
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Supporting causes with whatever we do can be effective.
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Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family.
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There is no original truth, only original error.
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A man of pleasure is a man of pains.
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Honest work is much better than a mansion.
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Knowing that certain nights whose sweetness lingers will keep returning to the earth and sea after we are gone, yes, this helps us to die.
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As a kid, you dream of winning the Stanley Cup. As you get older, you understand the importance of winning the Olympics.
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I guess the reality is, everybody today has so many gadgets.
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It's just like with people. You're going to get along better working with them - human or equine - if you ask politely rather than demand that they do things.
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What is the most common investor mistake? Trading - getting in and getting out at all the wrong times, for all the wrong reasons.
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A good example of how it must have been is today's world of conducting, which is still utterly dominated by men, and the prejudice the few female conductors have to battle even today is astounding.
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I've been interested in the idea of forgiveness and the necessity of it. I think of it as the most critical piece of any relationship, whether that be business, or romantic, or familial. We fail each other. We make mistakes. If we contract to go on after those mistakes, forgiveness is involved. Forgiveness is required.
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Cultural change is the statistical product of the separate behavioral responses of large numbers of human beings who cope as best they can with social existence.
