“It is impossible to meditate on time and the mystery of nature without an overwhelming emotion at the limitations of human intelligence.” HumansEmotionImpossibleMysteryLimitationOverwhelmingHuman IntelligenceKnowledge And PowerMystery Of NatureOverwhelming Emotions Book:The Concept of Nature Source: The Concept of Nature
“It is not just nature that defies us. Human life is as overwhelming... If we spend time in it [the vast spaces of nature], they may help us to accept more graciously the great, unfathomable events that molest our lives and will inevitably return us to dust.” IfsLifeHumansMayHelpingLife IsSpaceAcceptingOur LivesEventsReturnDustHuman LifeOverwhelmingEnd TimesSpend TimeUnfathomable Author:Alain de Botton
“By outlawing Solidarity, a free trade organization to which an overwhelming majority of Polish workers and farmers belong, they have made it clear that they never had any intention of restoring one of the most elemental human rights the right to belong to a free trade union.” HumansMadeClearRightsOrganizationTradeMajorityUnionsIntentionWorkersHuman RightsMade ItFarmersOverwhelmingSolidarityPolishFree TradeRestoringElementalsTrade Unions Book:Ronald Reagan Source: Ronald Reagan
“In my opinion, neither organisms nor organizations evolve slowly and surely into something better, but drift until some small change occurs which has immediate and overwhelming significance. The special role of the human being is not to wait for these favorable accidents but deliberately to introduce the small change that will have great significance.” HumansWaitingHuman BeingsOpinionRolesSpecialEvolutionOrganizationAccidentsEvolveSignificanceOverwhelmingIntroducingOrganismsSomething BetterSmall Changes Author:Edwin Land