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“The problem isn't materialism as such. Rather it is the underlying assumption that full satisfaction can arise from gratifying the senses alone. Unlike animals whose quest for happiness is restricted to survival and to the immediate gratification of sensory desires, we human beings have the capacity to experience happiness at a deeper level which, when achieved, can overwhelm unhappy experiences.”

Humans Problem Desire Human Beings Animal Levels Survival Capacity Satisfaction Deeper Senses Unhappy Arise Assumption Materialism Quests Gratification Sensory Immediate Gratification

Author:Dalai Lama

“What say you, Luxa?" said Vikus. "What can I say, Vikus? Can I return to our people and tell them I withdrew from the quest when our survival hangs in the balance?" said Luxa bitterly. "Of course you cannot, Luxa. This is why he times it so," said Henry. "You could choose to - " started Vikus. "I could choose! I could choose!" retorted Luxa. " Do not offer me a choice when you know none exits!" She and Henry turned their backs on Vikus.”

People Knows Said Choices Courses Return Balance Offers Survival Quests Exit

Book:Gregor the Overlander Collection:

Source: Gregor the Overlander Collection:

“Our inability to think beyond our own species, or to be able to co-habit with other life forms in what is patently a massive collaborative quest for survival, is surely a malady that pervades the human soul.”

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Author:Lawrence Anthony

“They taught me that all life forms are important to each other in our common quest for happiness and survival. That there is more to life than just yourself, your own family, or your own kind.”

Kind Important Form Common Taught Survival Quests More To Life

Book:The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants

Source: The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants

“The quest for a war-free world has a basic purpose: survival. But if in the process we learn how to achieve it by love rather than by fear, by kindness rather than by compulsion; if in the process we learn to combine the essential with the enjoyable, the expedient with the benevolent, the practical with the beautiful, this will be an extra incentive to embark on this great task.”

Source: A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat

“Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it's actually our duty to future generations and their quest to ensure the survival of the human species.”

Humans Space Destiny Generations Duty Survival Species Exploration Quests Our Destiny Future Generation Star Gazing Human Species

Author:Buzz Aldrin

“Our world is in profound danger. Mankind must establish a set of positive values with which to secure its own survival. This quest for enlightenment must begin now. It is essential that all men and women become aware of what they are, why they are here on Earth and what they must do to preserve civilization before it is too late.”

Men World Earth Values Mankind Danger Civilization Essentials Late Survival Enlightenment Men And Women Profound Secure Preserves Too Late Our World Quests Positive Values

Author:Richard Matheson