"the self-assertive tendency is the dynamic expression of……" — Arthur Koestler
"the self-assertive tendency is the dynamic expression of the holon's wholeness, the integrative tendency, the dynamic expression of its partness."
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110 Quotes by Arthur Koestler
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...the crimes of violence committed for selfish, personal motives are historically insignificant compared to those committed ad majorem gloriam Dei,…
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There is only one prospect worse than being chained to an intolerable existence: The nightmare of a botched attempt to…
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Space-ships and time machines are no escape from the human condition. Let Othello subject Desdemona to a lie-detector test; his…
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If the creator has a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would have meant for us to…
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The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.
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In creating the human brain, evolution has wildly overshot the mark.
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As modern physics started with the Newtonian revolution, so modern philosophy starts with what one might call the Cartesian Catastrophe.…
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The real achievement in discoveries ... is seeing an analogy where no one saw one before. .. The essence of…
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The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is the only example of evolution…
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In the meantime, the educated public continues to believe that Darwin has provided all the relevant answers by the magic…
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When a chess player looks at the board, he does not see a static mosaic, a 'still life', but a…
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No writer or teacher or artist can escape the responsibility of influencing others whether he intends to or not, whether…
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Soaring prices for crude oil, falling production surpluses, wild speculation in commodities, a rush into the precious metals, turmoil in…
— James Buchan
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The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.
— William F. Buckley, Jr.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
— Ramakrishna
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At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I…
— Jules Feiffer
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The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites. The idealists are not usually realistic, and the realists…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The age of leaders has come and gone. You must be your own leader now. You must contain the spirit…
— Laurens van der Post
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We need a global approach to this from all sides. We need to educate people, we need the scientists to…
— Isabel Allende
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Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.
— Sivananda
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Individuality is a real power inherent in all and the development and consequent expression of this power enables one to…
— Charles F. Haanel
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Dull witted brooding people love to stuff themselves with quantities of heavy food, just like animals for fattening. Bubbly intellectual…
— Unknown Author
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Let your desire for truth transcend all minor considerations. Ignorance is invariably confident. The man of knowledge learns to realize…
— Grenville Kleiser
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We do not find happiness by being assertive. We don't find happiness by running over people because we see what…
— Rich Mullins
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