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“The condition of our survival in any but the meagerest existence is our willingness to accommodate ourselves to the conflicting interests of others, to learn to live in a social world.”

World Social Interest Existence Conditions Survival Willingness Accommodate

Book:The Spirit of Liberty: Papers and Addresses

Source: The Spirit of Liberty: Papers and Addresses

“I questioned the faithful of all communions; I particularly sought the society of clergymen, who are the depositories of the various creeds and have a personal interest in their survival ... all thought the main reason for the quiet sway of religion over their country was the complete separation of church and state. I have no hesitation in stating that throughout my stay in America I met nobody, lay or cleric, who did not agree about that.”

“People have to take seriously the threat coming from asteroids and what it represents. As Chelyabinsk reminded us, we have to take asteroids as a serious scientific concern, as well as a concern for protection of mankind and survival of the planet. This is not some kook policy. It's the protection of the interests of every single individual life on this planet.”

People Wells Individual Interest Mankind Policy Planets Serious Survival Concern Threat Protection Asteroids Individual Life

Author:Kesha Rogers

“For interests that are vital to the U.S. - that is, essential for our survival and wellbeing - the U.S. should be prepared to use military force - including unilaterally, if necessary.”

Ifs Should Use Force Interest Military Essentials Survival Prepared Including Be Prepared Wellbeing Military Force

Author:Graham T. Allison

“All that is really necessary for survival of the fittest, it seems, is an interest in life, good, bad or peculiar.”

Seems Interest Survival Good Life Peculiar Survival Of The Fittest Interest In Life

Book:The Collected Stories

Source: The Collected Stories

“The women all had big minds because they were big animals, but they didn't use them for this reason: unusual ideas could make enemies and the women, if they were going to achieve any sort of comfort and safety, needed all the friends they could get. So, in the interest of survival they trained themselves to be agreeing machines. All their minds had to do was to discover what other people were thinking and then they thought it too.”

People Ifs Thinking Mind Ideas Reason Use Bigs Interest Animal Enemy Achieve Needed Comfort Survival Machines Safety Unusual

Author:Kurt Vonnegut

“So, in the interests of survival, they trained themselves to be agreeing machines instead of thinking machines. All their minds had to do was to discover what other people were thinking, and then they thought that, too.”

People Thinking Mind Interest Survival Machines Breakfast Of Champions

Book:Breakfast of champions: or, Goodbye blue Monday!

Source: Breakfast of champions: or, Goodbye blue Monday!

“Human beings are emotional amoral egoists, driven above all by emotional self-interest. All of our thoughts, beliefs and motivations are neurochemically mediated, some predetermined for survival, others alterable.”

Humans Self Motivation Humanity Belief Interest Human Beings Emotional Survival Driven Our Thoughts Self Interest Predetermined

Author:Nayef Al-Rodhan

“If you are a new startup company, try not to arouse the interest or suspicion of your competition; especially if they are a bigger company. They can crush you while you are still in your startup phase. Lie low while still strengthening your bottom line.”

Ifs Trying Stills Lying Interest Lines Company Survival Lows Bigger Competition Bottom Crush Suspicion Phases Bottom Line Strengthening New Start

Author:Richard Branson

“Everything is interconnected. My interest is linked to everyone else's. Our survival and future are linked. Therefore the destruction of your so-called enemy is actually the destruction of your self.”

Self Interest Enemy Survival Destruction Linked Interconnected

Author:Dalai Lama

“Therefore, for me, living true to my self may be defined as: Making the daily choices in all areas of my life that are in the best interests of my survival, evolution and prosperity, that aid the ongoing achievement of the highest physical, mental and spiritual objectives of which I am capable, that are based on the most correct assessment of reality I have available, and that honor the evolving truth of who I am and who I choose to be, all in the personal pursuit of freedom, function, fun, as well as the highest good of all.”

“Senator McGovern is very sincere when he says that he will try to cut the military budget by 30%. And this is to drive a knife in the heart of Israel... Jews don't like big military budgets. But it is now an interest of the Jews to have a large and powerful military establishment in the United States... American Jews who care about the survival of the state of Israel have to say, no, we don't want to cut the military budget, it is important to keep that military budget big, so that we can defend Israel.”