“Thus I live in the world rather as a Spectator of mankind, than as one of the species, by which means I have made myself a speculative statesman, soldier, merchant, and artisan, without ever meddling with any practical part of life.” WorldMeanMadeMankindSpeciesSoldierPracticalsSpectatorsStatesmenParts Of LifeMerchantsMeddlingArtisans Author:Joseph Addison
“Contrary to general belief, humans imitate apes more than the reverse. The sight of monkeys or apes induces an irresistible urge in people to jump up and down, exaggeratedly scratch themselves and holler in a way that must make the primates wonder how this otherwise so intelligent species has come to depend on such inferior means of communication.” PeopleWayHumansMeanBeliefWonderCommunicationDependsSightIntelligentSpeciesContraryUrgesReverseInferiorsMonkeysScratchesUp And DownApesIrresistiblePrimatesMeans Of Communication Author:Frans de Waal
“I care far more how humanity lives than how long. Progress, for me, means increasing goodness and happiness of individual lives. For the species, as for each man, mere longevity seems to me a contemptible ideal.” MenMeanLongSeemsCareHappinessHumanityIndividualProgressGoodnessIdealsMereSpeciesLongevityI CareIndividual Life Author:C. S. Lewis
“Progress means movement in a desired direction, and we do not all desire the same things for our species.” MeanDesireProgressMovementIndependenceSpecies Book:God in the Dock Source: God in the Dock
“By the time we see that climate change is really bad, your ability to fix it is extremely limited... The carbon gets up there, but the heating effect is delayed. And then the effect of that heat on the species and ecosystem is delayed. That means that even when you turn virtuous, things are actually going to get worse for quite a while.” MeanTurnsAbilityEffectsClimateSpeciesClimate ChangeGet UpHeatVirtuousCarbonEcosystemsDelayedHeating Author:Bill Gates
“In this country, there is an opportunity for the development of man's intellectual, cultural, and spiritual potentialities that has never existed before in the history of our species. I mean not simply an opportunity for greatness for a few, but an opportunity for greatness for the many.” MenMeanCountryAmericaSpiritualOpportunityGreatnessDevelopmentIntellectualSpecies Author:Edwin Land
“Of means of persuading by speaking there are three species: some consist in the character of the speaker; others in the disposing the hearer a certain way; others in the thing itself which is said, by reason of its proving, or appearing to prove the point.” WayMeanSaidReasonCharacterCertainThreeProveSpeciesSpeakersAppearingPersuading Book:Aristotle's Treatise on Rhetoric Source: Aristotle's Treatise on Rhetoric