Quote by Daniel Dennett
Wherever there is a design that is highly successful in a broad ra

Wherever there is a design that is highly successful in a broad range of similar environments, it is apt to emerge again and again, independently – the phenomenon known in biology as convergent evolution. I call these designs good tricks. – Daniel Dennett

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In short, we need to recover the courage we celebrate in our heroes, and in particular, the courage to tolerate, for the sake of a free society, a level of risk we hardly ever imagined in the past. – Daniel Dennett

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Courage
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The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesnt need its brain anymore so it eats it! – Daniel Dennett

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The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it. – Daniel Dennett

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Im not a size 0, and Im nowhere close to it. But, I dont want anyone to know what I am so I like to design clothes so you dont know whats going on under there. – Rachel Roy

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Thats something I learned in art school. I studied graphic design in Germany, and my professor emphasized the responsibility that designers and illustrators have towards the people they create things for. – Eric Carle

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I have always had an interest in fashion and design and I appreciate style and timelessness within my footwear and accessories both on and off the court. – Maria Sharapova

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Sacred spaces can be created in any environment. – Christy Turlington

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The human face is the organic seat of beauty. It is the register of value in development, a record of Experience, whose legitimate office is to perfect the life, a legible language to those who will study it, of the majestic mistress, the soul. – Eliza Farnham

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If Christ can die in a barn, I think the death of a human in a van is not so bad. – Jack Kevorkian

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The career stuff is for business people. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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My goal isnt to make money, its to try and survive and make a point. – Marilyn Manson

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