Joe

“Every one carries his own inch-rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.”
― Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams

“We Homo sapiens are the only species (so far) with richly cumulative culture, and the key ingredient of culture that makes this possible is language.”
― Daniel C. Dennett, From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

“The challenge is not to eliminate conflict but to transform it. It is to change the way we deal with our differences”
― Roger Fisher, Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In

“Perhaps we are just apes with brains being manipulated by memes in much the way we are manipulated by the cold virus. Instead of looking only at the prerequisite competences our ancestors needed to have in order for language to get under way, perhaps we should also consider unusual vulnerabilities that might make our ancestors the ideal hosts for infectious but nonvirulent habits (memes) that allowed us to live and stay mobile long enough for them to replicate through our populations.”
― Daniel C. Dennett, From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds