“I take up the standpoint that the tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man, and I come back now to the statement that it constitutes the most powerful obstacle to culture.” MenCulturePowerfulPowerIndependentObstaclesTendenciesAggressionDispositionInnate Author:Sigmund Freud
“So many people just have that innate thing that allows them to express themselves in a way the majority can follow. That's when you're affecting culture.” PeopleWayCultureMajorityInnate Author:Pharrell Williams
“I find it interesting to see people - mostly people who are younger than I am - going to considerable trouble to try to reproduce things from an era that was far more physical, from a less virtual day. That fascinates me, because it seems to be symbolic of something going on in the culture itself, and I also have a sort of innate admiration for the stubbornness it requires to actually make those things physically. It's become incredibly difficult. In North America, we've largely forgotten how to do it.” PeopleTryingSeemsAmericaCultureDifficultInterestingTroubleForgottenErasAdmirationInnateSymbolicNorth AmericaStubbornness Author:William Gibson
“Whether they are raised in indigenous or modern culture, there are two things that people crave: the full realization of their innate gifts, and to have these gifts approved, acknowledged, and confirmed. There are countless people in the West whose efforts are sadly wasted because they have no means of expressing their unique genius. In the psyches of such people there is an inner power and authority that fails to shine because the world around them is blind to it.” PeopleWorldMeanTwoCultureEffortFailingModernGeniusAuthorityUniqueBlindShiningWestRaisedRealizationTwo ThingsCraveInnateIndigenousApprovedPsychModern CultureInner Power Book:The healing wisdom of Africa: finding life purpose through nature, ritual, and community Source: The healing wisdom of Africa: finding life purpose through nature, ritual, and community