“Consciousness begins when brains acquire the power, the simple power I must add, of telling a story.” StoriesSimpleBrainConsciousnessAddAcquire Author:Antonio Damasio
“Striving for longevity through versatility facilitates what we might call an ecological or true materialism. ... we are not truly materialist because we fail to invest deep or sacred meanings in material goods. Instead, our materialism connotes an unbounded desire to acquire followed by a throwaway mentality. True materialism could become part of a new ecological consciousness.” MightDesireConsciousnessFailingMaterialsSacredStriveAcquireMaterialismGoodsMentalityLongevityEcologicalFacilitateVersatility Author:Juliet B. Schor
“Happiness is not something you have in your hands; it's something you carry in your heart. Happiness is one thing that multiplies by division. Happiness is that peculiar sensation you acquire when you are too busy to be miserable. Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.” HeartStatesHandsValuesConsciousnessOne ThingAchievementBusyMiserableAcquireDivisionSensationsPeculiarToo BusyStates Of Consciousness Author:Ayn Rand
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” PeopleMenLifeInspirationalNeedsLittlesEarthViewsConsciousnessJourneyTravelAccountsPrejudiceEntrepreneurLifetimeCornersWanderAround The WorldMemorableAcquireBigotryBroadsTime TravelTraveledExploringTravelerPublishersLecturesCarpe DiemTravel WritingCharitableGreat TravelInspiring TravelHumoristsTravel AdventureAdventure And TravelRoad TripSeeing The WorldPhotography And TravelNarrow-mindedInspirational AdventureWant To TravelInspirational Adventure TimeInspirational VacationNarrow MindednessFeet And TravelNarrow MindsTravel BooksDiscovery And Travel Book:Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations