“There are two principles of established acceptance in morals; first, that self-interest is the mainspring of all of our actions, and secondly, that utility is the test of their value.” FirstsTwoSelfActionValuesInterestMoralPrinciplesAcceptanceMoralityEthicsTestsOur ActionsUtilitySelf Interest Author:Charles Caleb Colton
“The fundamental problem in the origin of species is not the origin of differences in appearance, since these arise at the level of the geographical race, but the origin of genetic segregation. The test of species-formation is whether, when two forms meet, they interbreed and merge, or whether they keep distinct.” TwoProblemFormScienceDifferencesLevelsRaceTestsFundamentalsSpeciesAppearanceAriseSegregationFormationGeneticsOrigin Of Species Book:Darwin's Finches Source: Darwin's Finches
“Wind, weather, power, load - gradually these elements stop churning in my mind. It's less a decision of logic than a feeling, the kind of feeling that comes when you gauge the distance to be jumped between two stones across a brook. Something within you disengages itself from your body and travels ahead with your vision to make the test. You can feel it try the jump as you stand looking. Then uncertainty gives way to the conviction that it can or can't be done.” WayGivingFeelsTryingMindKindTwoDoneFeelingsBodyDecisionVisionWindElementsStonesTestsLogicDistanceConvictionYour BodyWeatherUncertaintyLoadWithin YouBrooksGaugesChurning Author:Charles Lindbergh
“I gotta work out. I keep saying it all the time. I keep saying I gotta start working out. Its been about two months since I've worked out. And I just don't have the time. Which uh..is odd. Because I have the time to go out to dinner. And uh..and watch TV. And get a bone density test. And uh.. try to figure out what my phone number spells in words.” TryingTwoHumorFunnyNumbersWatchesFiguresTvsMonthsTestsPhonesWork OutDinnerBonesOddSpellsTwo MonthsDensityPhone Numbers Author:Ellen DeGeneres