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If all the evidence in the universe turned in favour of creationism, I would be the first to admit it, and I would immediately change my mind. As things stand, however, all available evidence (and there is a vast amount of it) favours evolution. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#change

The brain is more than an assemblage of autonomous modules, each crucial for a specific mental function. Every one of these functionally specialized areas must interact with dozens or hundreds of others, their total integration creating something like a vastly complicated orchestra with thousands of instruments, an orchestra that conducts itself, with an ever-changing score and repertoire. ↗

— Oliver Sacks

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At moments of departure and a change of life, people capable of reflecting on their actions usually get into a serious state of mind. At these moments they usually take stock of the past and make plans for the future. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

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Doctor Who is a wonderful example of a TV show changing its format in order to continue producing: the departure of William Hartnell and the decision for the Doctor to change body, form, and personality but still be the same (alien) man is still a stunning creative innovation on the part of Innes Lloyd: “an opportunity to tweak the show’s format whilst at the same time maintaining the integrity of its fictional universe.”(22) This, of course, has enabled the show to run much longer than the producers could then imagine: now to include eleven recognized canon Doctors, and a superb capacity... ↗

— Anthony Burdge

#change

We are all powerless to heal ourselves. Research shows that self-help statements have been found to be ineffective and even harmful by making some people with low self-esteem feel even worse about themselves in the long term.39 As a matter of fact, positive self-statements frequently end up reinforcing and strengthening one’s original negative self-perception they were trying to change.40 ↗

— Justin S. Holcomb

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I am not a Federalist,” he declared in 1789, “because I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever.… If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all. ↗

— Joseph J. Ellis

#men

its key components are action and practice, which in turn prompt success, which refuels motivation. Figure ↗

— Teri S. Lesesne

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Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational, a book that offers an entertaining and engaging overview of behavioral economics. ↗

— Daniel H. Pink

#motivational

Lawyers often face intense demands but have relatively little “decision latitude.” Behavioral scientists use this term to describe the choices, and perceived choices, a person has. In a sense, it’s another way of describing autonomy—and lawyers are glum and cranky because they don’t have much of it. ↗

— Daniel H. Pink

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Unfortunately, zombies aren’t very flammable, and it went out instantly. ↗

— Amanda Hocking

#zombies