“Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival. . . . It isn't 'second nature,' it is 'first nature.'” FirstsActingDevelopmentSurvivalMechanismReflexes Author:Declan Donnellan
“Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development of all humanity. Yet, we continue to act as if fresh water were a perpetually abundant resource. It is not.” IfsWellsHumanityWaterEconomicSourceDevelopmentSafeSurvivalResourcesFundamentalsAccessSecureWell BeingSufficientRequirementsEconomic DevelopmentFresh Water Author:Kofi Annan
“Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of businesses, many in the tourism industry, that depend on an intact marine environment for their long-term survival.” LongGovernmentTogetherEnergyTermIssuesEnvironmentEconomicDependsDevelopmentIndustrySurvivalLong TermConservationMarineTourismRenewable EnergyEconomic DevelopmentGovernment And BusinessTourism Industry Author:Richard Branson
“Intuition is like a radio station.. No, intuition is more like a radio receiver and it can receive different stations. This radio receiver serves different functions, it serves your spirituality which is the development of your soul. It serves your physical survival.” DifferentSoulSpiritualityDevelopmentSurvivalFunctionRadioIntuitionYour SoulStationsReceiverRadio Stations Author:Gary Zukav
“You see this incredible capacity for replication in nature, survival, development, all of these things that are around us all the time in nature that just happen. By comparison, human life is really, really complicated. We're gifted animals, but we are so complicated. Nothing is easy for us, except maybe eating too much.” HumansHappensLife IsEasyAnimalToo MuchDevelopmentEatingSurvivalCapacityIncrediblesComplicatedHuman LifeComparisonGiftedReplicationNothing Is Easy Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
“Money, as a sort of drug, has become a great danger to our development. There will be no progress in our country unless we win the fight against corruption. This is a question of survival for the Communist Party of Vietnam and for socialism.” CountryFightingWinningPartyProgressDangerDevelopmentDrugSurvivalCorruptionSocialismOur CountryCommunistVietnamCommunist Party Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“I don't think that the Israeli lobby is unique. It may differ from the others in the extent by which it is focused on just one issue, which is the survival of Israel, which is understandable, and promoting Israeli development and aid to Israel, and so forth and so on.” ThinkingMayIssuesDevelopmentSurvivalUniqueIsraelFocusedAidsJust OnePromotingIsraeli Author:Samuel P. Huntington
“If our supreme value is the development of the Western tradition - of a man for whom the highest thing in life is man, for whom love for man, respect for man, and the dignity of man, are supreme values - then we cannot ask the question that says, "if it is better for our survival, might we drop these values?"” IfsMenMightLife IsValuesAsksDevelopmentSurvivalHighestTraditionDignityWesternSupremeThings In Life Author:Erich Fromm
“When members of a society wish to secure that society's rich heritage they cherish their arts and respect their artists. The esteem with which we regard the multiple cultures offered in our country enhances our possibilities for healthy survival and continued social development.” LifeArtCountryArtistCultureWishSocialRichPossibilityDevelopmentHealthyMembersSurvivalRegardEsteemOur CountrySecureCherishHeritageMultipleSocial Development Author:Maya Angelou
“If the age of the Earth were a calendar year and today were a breath before midnight on New Year's Eve, we showed up a scant fifteen minutes ago, and all of recorded history has blinked by in the last sixty seconds. Luckily for us, our planet-mates--the fantastic meshwork of plants, animals, and microbes--have been patiently perfecting their wares since March, an incredible 3.8 billion years since the first bacteria. ...After 3.8 billion years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival.” IfsYearsFirstsHas BeensAgeTodayEarthLastsNatureAnimalSecretMinutesPlanetsDevelopmentSurvivalResearchBreathsPlantIncrediblesBillionsFantasticMarchSurroundSecondsMatesNew YearSixtyFifteenMidnightFossilsOur PlanetCalendarsNew Years EveBacteriaResearch And DevelopmentMicrobes Author:Janine Benyus