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People are not like bees. We do not work together, we have no real sense of a greater good—I’ve come to realize this now.
“Were the Australian extinction an isolated event, we could grant humans the benefit of the doubt. But the historical record makes Homo sapiens look like an ecological serial killer.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“The most annoying thing about it is that once a person gives a shit about one thing, he finds he has to start giving a shit about everything.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“He’d learned through the years that greed and jealousy were much greater motivators than doing what was right for society.”
― Soundkeeper
― Soundkeeper
“Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their life because we all overcometh the world.
-Auggie”
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-Auggie”
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“We do terrible things to the ones we love. We cheat and lie and betray them, for thirty pieces of silver or our own selfish hearts. The only way love endures is because of one simple gift. Forgiveness.”
― Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
― Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
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