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Order is a necessary condition for making a structure function. A physical mechanism, be it a team of laborers, the body of an animal, or… — Rudolf Arnheim
anyone who writes about "Darwin's theory of evolutionin the singular, without segregating the theories of gradual evolution, common descent, speciation, and the mechanism of natural… — Ernst Mayr
Christianity has a built-in defense system: anything that questions a belief, no matter how logical the argument is, is the work of Satan by the… — Bill Hicks
Some mechanism in my sub-consciousness took the dominant characteristics of various prize-fighters, gunmen, bootleggers, oil field bullies, gamblers, and honest workmen I had come in… — Robert E. Howard
What women have done is developed a survival mechanism, and it's a fascinating one and it's been effective and justified, in my opinion. That is… — Frederick Lenz
Your very success is what's going to destroy you. The survival mechanism that you've developed is the very thing which will cause the downfall of… — Frederick Lenz
Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival. . . . It isn't 'second nature,' it is 'first nature.' — Declan Donnellan
That's what Buddhism has been trying to unravel - the mechanism of happiness and suffering. It is a science of the mind. — Matthieu Ricard
Worry was my mother's mechanic, her mechanism for engaging with the machinery of living. Worry was an anchor for her, a hook, something to clutch… — Charles Yu
A little more grace, a motive made pure, a few truths tenderly told, a heart softened, a character subdued, a life consecrated, would restore the… — Mary Baker Eddy
A lot of the turning points happen in high school and in college, and it defines a lot of how you see the world and… — Judd Apatow
Well the protester I think is a very powerful thing. It's basically a mechanism of democracy that, along with capitalism, scientific innovation, those things have… — Bill Gates
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
With wives, men hide behind the air of bravado, which is basically a defence mechanism, I think. Clever creatures, women. Very clever. — Les Dawson
I've been trying to learn how to not be so conflicted about things like my own anger. I've always had a place in my music… — Ani DiFranco
Faffing is good. It is an important part of life. Faffing is when we disconnect from the matrix and idle for a while, like a… — Tom Hodgkinson
I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world. — Peter Jennings
The brains of humans contain a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news. — Daniel Kahneman
Aging is basically the build-up of error: error at the genetic level, error at the cellular level. Cells normally repair themselves; that's why you heal… — Michio Kaku
Obsessional does not necessarily mean sexual obsession, not even obsession for this, or for that in particular; to be an obsessional means to find oneself… — Jacques Lacan
The evolution of social media into a robust mechanism for social transformation is already visible. Despite many adamant critics who insist that tools like Facebook,… — Simon Mainwaring
I don't have a shred of regret about entering the exchange-rate mechanism. — John Major
For imagination sets the goal picture which our automatic mechanism works on. We act, or fail to act, not because of will, as is so… — Maxwell Maltz
Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they'll feel confused and lost. — Phil McGraw
I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we… — Peter McWilliams

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