“Idealism and science continue to function in separate compartments; and yet 'the happiness of man on earth' depends upon their combination.” MenEarthDependsFunctionCombinationIdealism Book:The Story of Utopias Source: The Story of Utopias
“Thought and speech are of a thinking and speaking subject, and if the life of the latter depends on the performance of a superimposed function, it depends on fulfilling the requirements of this function thus it depends on those who control these requirements.” IfsThinkingSubjectsDependsSpeechPerformancesFunctionLatterFulfillingRequirements Book:One Dimensional Man Source: One Dimensional Man
“We no longer see the evolution of the nervous system, but that of a certain individual. The role of the memory is very important but... not as important as we believe. Most of the important things that we do don't depend on memory. To hear, to see, to touch, to feel happiness and pain; these are functions which are independent of memory; it is an a priori thing. Thus, for me, what memory does is to modify that a priori thing, and this it does in a very profound way.” WayFeelsBelieveDoeImportantPainCertainIndividualMemoriesRolesDependsEvolutionFunctionIndependentImportant ThingsProfoundNervousNervous System Author:Rodolfo Llinas
“Presently we have to train our unconscious to function better. Then we can depend upon our instincts, that will be noble instincts. At this moment, our instincts are very impure. When we have practiced for a long time, living the higher values of life and following the instructions of great masters or the Scriptures, that is when you have trained your unconscious. Then when a situation comes, you can to an extent, depend on your inner voice.” LongMomentsValuesVoiceSituationMastersDependsHigherLong TimeFunctionTrainInstinctFollowingNobleScriptureUnconsciousInstructionInner VoiceValue Of Life Author:Chinmayananda Saraswati
“I think the personal and psychological aspects of war remain the same. War is about killing and dying. A man or woman stands at the post and there is a very real possibility of dying in the next five minutes. Whether he dies or not depends partly on him and partly on luck, and yet he must continue to function.” ThinkingMenWarRealDiesNextFiveMinutesDyingPossibilityDependsAspectFunctionLuckKillingPsychologicalPostsFive Minutes Author:George Friedman