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“Humans are evolutionarily designed to be paranoid, and they believe in God because they are paranoid.”

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Satoshi Kanazawa is an influential scholar in the field of psychology and human behavioral science. Born on November 16, 1962, he is known for his research on human intelligence and cultural evolution. more

“If any value is deeply evolutionarily familiar, it is reproductive success. If any value is truly unnatural, if there is one thing that humans (and all other species in nature) are decisively not designed for, it is voluntary childlessness. All living organisms in nature, including humans, are evolutionarily designed to reproduce. Reproductive success is the ultimate end of all biological existence.”

Ifs Humans Ends Values Existence One Thing Ultimate Species Including Familiar Organisms Unnatural Living Organisms Childlessness

Author:Satoshi Kanazawa

“Narrative is the beginning of recovery.”

Recovery Narrative

Book:The Unthinkable: Who survives when disaster strikes - and why

Source: The Unthinkable: Who survives when disaster strikes - and why

“Paralysis seems to happen on the steepest slope of the survival arc—where almost all hope is lost, when escape seems impossible, and when the situation is unfamiliar to the extreme.”

Seems Happens Lost Situation Impossible Survival Extremes Unfamiliar Arcs Slopes Paralysis

Author:Amanda Ripley

“Resilience is a precious skill. People who have it tend to also have three underlying advantages: a believe that they can influence life events; a tendency to find meaningful purpose in life’s turmoil; and a conviction that they can learn from both positive and negative experiences.”

People Believe Purpose Three Influence Events Skills Advantage Negative Conviction Resilience Meaningful Tendencies Purpose Of Life Find Me Turmoil Negative Experiences

Author:Amanda Ripley

“In my imagination yes, I remember, when I was six years old, I was conducting all this concert in my house. But now it's real.”

Years Real Remember House Imagination Six Concerts Remember When My Imagination Conducting Six Year Olds

Author:Gustavo Dudamel

“It is impossible for any woman to love her children twenty-four hours a day.”

Children Hours Four Impossible Twenties

Book:Paradoxes of Everyday Life: A Psychoanalyst's Interpretations

Source: Paradoxes of Everyday Life: A Psychoanalyst's Interpretations

“The ideal mother, like the ideal marriage, is a fiction.”

Mother Fiction Marriage Ideals

Book:Paradoxes of Everyday Life: A Psychoanalyst's Interpretations

Source: Paradoxes of Everyday Life: A Psychoanalyst's Interpretations

“I have always loved animals since I was very young.”

Young Animal

Author:Nafisa Joseph

“Ummm, there is not just one good thing about being a VJ, it is a package deal. It is a fun job and you get paid to party and have a good time and make people have a good time, which is great.”

People Jobs Fun Deals Party Paid Good Things Just One Good Times Packages Having A Good Time

Author:Nafisa Joseph

“I didn't want to get into acting. I was very happy doing MTV, it took up my time, I was content.”

Want Acting My Time Very Happy Mtv

Author:Nafisa Joseph

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