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“Human judgment is notoriously fallible and perhaps seldom more so than in facile decisions that a character has no adaptive significance because we do not know the use of it.”

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George Gaylord Simpson

George Gaylord Simpson was a renowned paleontologist and evolutionary theorist, known for his extensive research on dinosaurs and ancient reptiles. His work has had a profound impact on modern paleontology and evolutionary theory. more

“People "died" all the time. . . . Parts of them died when they made the wrong kinds of decisions-decisions against life. Sometimes they died bit by bit until finally they were just living corpses walking around. If you were perceptive you could see it in their eyes; the fire had gone out. . . you always knew when you made a decision against life. The door clicked and you were safe inside-safe and dead.”

People Ifs Kind Made Sometimes Eye Bits Decision Gone Fire Doors Walking Safe Died Corpses

Author:Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“We need not wait for the world to become more mystical; the world is mystical. Our problem is not that the world lacks magic; our problem is that we don't believe in its magic. We do not show up fully for life, and then wonder why life is not showing up more fully for us.”

World Needs Believe Shows Problem Life Is Waiting Wonder Magic Don't Believe Mystical Showing Up

Book:Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness, and Making Miracles

Source: Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness, and Making Miracles

“All creative art is magic, is evocation of the unseen in forms persuasive, enlightening, familiar and surprising.”

Art Form Creativity Creative Magic Art Is Familiar Surprising Unseen Enlightening Persuasive Creative Art Edification

Book:The Complete Novels of Joseph Conrad - All 20 Works in One Premium Edition: Including Unforgettable Titles like Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, The Secret Agent, Nostromo, Under Western Eyes and Many More (With Author’s Letters, Memoirs and Critical Essays)

Source: The Complete Novels of Joseph Conrad - All 20 Works in One Premium Edition: Including Unforgettable Titles like Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, The Secret Agent, Nostromo, Under Western Eyes and Many More (With Author’s Letters, Memoirs and Critical Essays)

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