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“Running is many things to me: survival, calmness, euphoria, solitude. It is proof of my corporeal existence, my ability to control my movement through space if not time, and the obedience, however temporary, of my body to my will. As I run I displace air, and things come and go around me, and the path moves like a filmstrip beneath my feet.”

Ifs Body Running Moving Ability Space Existence Path Air Feet Movement Solitude Survival Proof Obedience Temporary Calmness Comes And Goes Euphoria

Book:The Time Traveler's Wife

Source: The Time Traveler's Wife

“It is the acquisition of skills in particular, irrespective of their utility, that is potent in making life meaningful. Since man has no inborn skills, the survival of the species has depended on the ability to acquire and perfect skills. Hence the mastery of skills is a uniquely human activity and yields deep satisfaction.”

Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer

“Art has the ability to redeem life by finding beauty even in the worst aspect of things.”

Art Ability Worst Findings Survival Aspect

Author:Roger Scruton

“Adams first law of survival: Get even first.”

Firsts Law Ability Survival

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“What women have done is developed a survival mechanism, and it's a fascinating one and it's been effective and justified, in my opinion. That is the ability to manipulate men sexually.”

Men Done Women Ability Opinion Survival Enlightenment Fascinating Mechanism Justified Manipulate Sexually

Author:Frederick Lenz

“I am dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education. It is the key to the survival of the human race. We have to plan for our collective future - and the first step begins with the social, emotional, and intellectual tools we provide to our children. As humans, our greatest tool for survival is our ability to think and to adapt - as educators, storytellers, and communicators our responsibility is to continue to do so.”

“The survival of democracy depends on the ability of large numbers of people to make realistic choices in the light of adequate information.”

People Light Choices Ability Numbers Democracy Information Depends Survival Realistic Adequate Large Numbers

Book:Selected essays

Source: Selected essays

“I think that's the core of black aesthetics: the ability to improvise. That is what has enabled our [black people's] survival.”

People Thinking Black Ability Survival Core Black People Aesthetics

Author:August Wilson

“Mankind's survival is dependent on man's ability to solve the problems of racial injustice, poverty, and war; the solution of these problems is in turn dependent upon man's squaring his moral progress with his scientific progress, and learning the practical art of living in harmony.”

Men Art War Problem Turns Ability Moral Poverty Progress Mankind Survival Solutions Harmony Injustice Solve Practicals Dependent Art Of Living Scientific Progress

Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.