Dan'S_mind

“the disposable soma hypothesis posits that an organism with limited resources must apportion them between investing in early growth and reproduction and prolonging life by continuously repairing wear and tear in the cell.”
― Venki Ramakrishnan, Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

“My side of the story doesn’t matter anymore. Life happened, it hurt, I healed, but most importantly I learned who deserves a seat at my table and who will never sit at it again.”
― Unknown

“The truth is that America is not the only country or culture on the planet that was founded on the fresh blood of those who came before. Every country, every nation, every culture was founded by butchers. Sorry, that’s life. Western people who today fly high the flag of human rights are the very children and grandchildren of yesterday’s rapists and murderers. I know. Most of my family was murdered by them in cold blood long before I was born.”
― Tuvia Tenenbom, The Lies They Tell

“heal the roots, to see the tree grow vibrant.”
― Matthew Edward Hall, San Mateo: Proof of The Divine