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The future of human relationships will be directly related to the cerebral functions. For this reason it is already a fundamental thing.… — Rodolfo Llinas Copy Share Image
The great ideas of the West - rationalism, self-criticism, the disinterested search for truth, the separation of church and state, the rule… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
Unless we are able to commit to a permanent growing settlement [on Mars], then I don't think just going there with humans… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Percy Jackson," Hermes said, "because you have taken on the curse of Achilles, I must spare you. You are in the hands… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
No one’s forcing you to do this. You willingly tie yourself to these leashes. And you willingly become utterly socially autistic. You… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
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The most important characteristic of an organism is that capacity for internal self-renewal known as health. There are two organisms whose processes… — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
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You can't own a human being. You can't lose what you don't own. Suppose you did own him. Could you really love… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
To most theistic believers, human life can have no meaning in a universe without God. Quite sincerely, and with understandable yearning for… — Victor J. Stenger Copy Share Image
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If you love the justice of Jesus Christ more than you fear human judgment then you will seek to do compassion. Compassion… — Mechthild of Magdeburg Copy Share Image
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Since I learned the truth in Mecca, my dearest friends have come to include all kinds -- some Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus,… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
To the Technocrats: Have mercy on us. Relax a bit, take time out for simple pleasures. For example, the luxuries of electricity,… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
We may give our human loves the unconditional allegiance which we owe only to God. They they become gods: then they become… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Art arises in those strange complexities of action that are called human beings. It is a kind of human behavior. As such… — Baker Brownell Copy Share Image
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